Constantinovici v. Bondi

District Court, S.D. California·Decided October 10, 2025·No. 3:25-cv-02405·Unknown

Opinion

ADONIS CONSTANTINOVICI, Case No.: 3:25-cv-02405-RBM-AHG

Petitioner, ORDER GRANTING PETITION v. FOR WRIT OF HABEAS CORPUS PURSUANT TO 8 U.S.C. § 2241

et al., [Doc. 1] Defendants. Pending before the Court is Petitioner Adonis Constantinovici’s (“Petitioner”) Petition for Writ of Habeas Corpus pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 2241 (“Petition”) (Doc. 1). Along with his Petition, Petitioner filed an Emergency Motion or Request for Expedited Handling Under 28 U.S.C. § 1657 with Reference to 28 U.S.C. Ch. 153 (“Motion to Expedite”) (Doc. 2) and an Emergency Motion for Temporary Restraining Order Under FRCP 65(b) and Preliminary Injunction Under FRCP 65(a) (“TRO Motion”) (Doc. 3). Respondents filed a Response (“Response”) (Doc. 8), and Petitioner filed a Reply (“Reply”) (Doc. 9). The Court held a hearing on October 1, 2025. For the reasons set forth below, the Petition (Doc. 1) is GRANTED. A. Factual Background Petitioner, formerly a citizen of Romania, is currently detained by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (“ICE”) at the Otay Mesa Detention Center in San Diego, California. (Doc. 1 ¶ 16.)1 Petitioner states he is “currently stateless” and that he “lost his Romanian citizenship in 1987 when he illegally crossed the border from Romania to Hungary.” (Id. ¶ 2.) On April 17, 2001, an immigration judge ordered Petitioner removed. (Id.; see Doc. 13-1 at 1.) The order of removal became final on May 17, 2001. (Doc. 1 ¶ 3.) On May 18, 2001, Petitioner was released under an order of supervision pursuant to 8 C.F.R. § 241.4(e) (the “Order of Supervision”). (Id. ¶ 4; see Doc. 1-3 at 1–4.) On February 10, 2010, Petitioner was arrested for a DUI. (Id. ¶ 5; Doc. 1-3 at 2.) Shortly after he was released from county jail, Petitioner was re-detained and taken into ICE custody. (Doc. 1 ¶ 5.) On October 7, 2010, Petitioner was released on his existing Order of Supervision. (Doc. 1-3 at 1–2; Doc. 8-1, Declaration of Denise E. Barroga [“Barroga Decl.”] ¶ 5.) The record reflects that Petitioner was re-detained by ICE at some point between October 7, 2010 and November 2010. (See Doc. 1 ¶¶ 6, 10; Doc. 8-1 [Barroga Decl.] ¶¶ 5–6 (stating Petitioner was released on an Order of Supervision on October 7, 2010 and on August 23, 2011).) “On November 18, 2010, while detained by immigration, [Petitioner] filed a Motion to Reopen and Reconsider, Freedom of Information Act Request Regarding Former Counsel and a Motion for Stay of Removal.” (Doc. 1 ¶ 6; see Doc. 13-1 at 3.) An immigration judge denied the motions on December 8, 2010. (Doc. 1 ¶¶ 7–8; see Doc. 13-1 at 2–4.) Petitioner appealed the denial, which the Board of Immigration Appeals denied on February 14, 2011. (Doc. 1 ¶ 9; Doc. 8-2 at 4.) On or about August 23, 2011 (Doc. 8-1 [Barroga Decl.] ¶ 6), Petitioner was released from ICE custody on his existing Order of Supervision “because it was determined that he 1 had demonstrated to ICE’s satisfaction that his removal would not occur in the reasonably foreseeable future.” (Doc. 1 ¶ 10.) According to Petitioner, it was “also necessarily determined at that time that [he] did not present an ongoing danger or a flight risk.” (Id. ¶ 11 (citing 8 C.F.R. § 241.4(e)(2)–(6).) Petitioner “was required to complete annual (and often more frequent) check ins with ICE through August 2025.” (Id. ¶ 13.) Petitioner’s most recent check-in, prior to his arrest, was in July 2025 where he was informed that his assigned immigration officer was unavailable. (Id. ¶ 14.) On August 21, 2025, while attending a check-in required under the conditions of his release, Petitioner was re-detained by ICE. (Id. ¶ 15.) Petitioner was detained pursuant to an arrest warrant issued on a DHS Form I-200. (Doc. 8-2 at 3; see Doc. 13-1 at 7.) On September 17, 2025, 27 days after Petitioner was arrested and two days after filing this lawsuit, Deportation Officer M. Aguilar served Petitioner with a Notice of Revocation of Release stating the following: This letter is to inform you that your order of supervision has been revoked, and you will be detained in the custody of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) at this time. This decision has been made based on a review of your official alien file and a determination that there are changed circumstances in your case.

ICE has determined that you can be expeditiously removed from the United States pursuant to the outstanding order of removal against you. On April 17, 2001, you were ordered removed to Romania by an authorized U.S. DHS/DOJ official. Your case is under current review for removal to Romania.

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