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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA
YONGJIN LI,
Petitioner,
v.
CHRISTOPHER J. LAROSE, SENIOR
WARDEN, OTAY MESA DETENTION
CENTER, ET AL.,
Respondents.
Case No.: 26cv1001-LL-JLB
ORDER REQUIRING RESPONSE
TO PETITION AND SETTING
BRIEFING SCHEDULE
Petitioner Yongjin Li is currently detained in the custody of the U.S. Department of
Homeland Security, Immigration and Customs Enforcement. On February 17, 2026, he
filed a Petition for a Writ of Habeas Corpus under 28 U.S.C. § 2241. ECF No. 1 (“Pet.”).
Petitioner seeks a writ of habeas corpus directing Respondents to release him from custody
or in the alternative order an individualized bond hearing. The Court finds it necessary to
order a limited stay pursuant to the All Writs Act, 28 U.S.C. § 1651, to preserve the status
quo until the Court can provide a reasoned decision, in order to avoid any potential
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jurisdictional problems if Petitioner is removed from this district.1 See E-C-R- v. Noem,
No. 3:25-CV-1230-SI, 2025 WL 2300543, at *1 & n.1 (D. Or. July 16, 2025) (“Courts
around the country exercise their authority under the All Writs Act to maintain their
jurisdiction over pending immigration matters by preserving the status quo.” (collecting
cases)).
Accordingly, the Court ORDERS the following:
1. Respondents are ORDERED TO SHOW CAUSE why the Petition should not
be granted by filing a written Return on or before February 24, 2026 at 4:30 p.m. The
Return shall include any documents relevant to the determination of the issues raised in the
Petition. Respondents shall serve a copy of the Return upon Petitioner concurrently with
the filing.
2. 	Petitioner may, but is not required, to reply to the Response in Opposition to
the Petition by filing a Traverse on or before March 2, 2026 at 4:30 p.m.
3. 	After briefing is complete, the Court will take the matter under submission
and without oral argument pursuant to Local Civil Rule 7.1(d)(1), unless the parties are
notified otherwise.
4. 	Respondents, their agents, employees, successors, attorneys, and all persons
acting in active concert or participation with them are hereby ENJOINED from removing
Petitioner from the United States or this district pending further order of the Court,
to maintain the status quo to allow the Court to provide a reasoned decision.
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1 Under the All Writs Act, “all courts established by an Act of Congress may issue all writs
necessary or appropriate in aid of their respective jurisdictions and agreeable to the usages
and principles of law.” 28 U.S.C. § 1651(a).
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5. 	The Clerk of Court shall transmit a copy of this Order and the Petition [ECF
No. 1] to the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Southern District of California.
IT IS SO ORDERED.
Dated: February 18, 2026
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