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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA
YOVANNY ALEXIS CHACIN
CASTILLO,
Petitioner,
v.
CHRISTOPHER J. LAROSE, et al.,
Respondents.
Case No.: 3:26-cv-5284-CAB-DEB
ORDER GRANTING A WRIT OF
HABEAS CORPUS
Pending before the Court is Petitioner Yovanny Alexis Chacin Castillo’s petition for
a writ of habeas corpus pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 2241. [Doc. No. 5 (“Petition”).] Petitioner,
a native and citizen of Venezuela, was paroled into the United States in 2023. [Petition at
2.] He was recently re-detained on July 22, 2026 while on his way home from work. [Id.]
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Respondents admit that Petitioner was “paroled into the U.S. pending” a removal
hearing. 	[Doc. No. 7 at 2.] 	Respondents point out that Petitioner’s criminal history
includes “a pending misdemeanor driving on a suspended license, a pending misdemeanor
possession of marijuana, and a positive hit for outstanding wants and warrants,” [id.], but
do not argue that this demonstrates changed circumstances warranting Petitioner’s re-
detention. 	Respondents assert that Petitioner is subject to mandatory detention under 8
U.S.C. § 1225(b)(2), but then “acknowledge[] that this Court’s prior decisions will control
the result here if the Court adheres to its prior decisions” and so “do[] not oppose the
[P]etition and defer[] to the Court on the appropriate relief.” [Id. at 3–4.]
Based on Respondents’ substantive non-opposition, the Court GRANTS a writ of
habeas corpus. Respondents are ORDERED to immediately release Petitioner Yovanny
Alexis Chacin Castillo under the same conditions of release that existed immediately prior
to his most recent re-detention.
The Clerk of the Court shall close the case.
It is SO ORDERED.
Dated: October 9, 2026
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