Liang Zhang v. Field Office Director Enforcement and Removal Operations, San Francisco Field Office, Immigration and Customs Enforcement, et. al.

Opinion

LIANG ZHANG, No. 1:26-cv-01862-DAD-DMC-HC Petitioner, v. ORDER ENFORCEMENT AND REMOVAL FIELD OFFICE, IMMIGRATION AND CUSTOMS ENFORCEMENT, et. al., Respondents. Petitioner, an immigration detainee proceeding with counsel, filed a petition for a writ of habeas corpus pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 2241. The court has conducted a preliminary review of the petition pursuant to Rule 4 of the Rules Governing Habeas Corpus Cases Under Section 2254.1 Because Petitioner may be entitled to the requested relief if the claimed violation of constitutional rights is proved, Respondents will be directed to show cause why the writ should not be granted by filing an answer/return within 14 days from the date of this order. See 28 U.S.C. § 2243. Petitioner may file a reply/traverse to the answer/return within 7 days after being

1 Rule 1(b) of the Rules Governing Habeas Corpus Cases Under Section 2254 allows a district court to apply any or all of the rules to other types of habeas corpus petitions including § 2241 petitions. served a copy of it. In accordance with the above, IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that: 1. Petitioner is directed to provide Respondents with Petitioner’s A-Number within 2 days from the date of this order; 2. Respondents are directed to file an answer/return within 14 days from the date of this order. If an answer/return is filed, Respondents shall include with the answer/return any and all transcripts or other documents relevant to the determination of the issues presented in the application. 3. Petitioner’s reply/traverse, if any, is due within 7 days after being served a copy of Respondent’s answer/return. If a reply/traverse is filed, Petitioner shall include their A- Number in the filing. 4. In order to ensure this court’s jurisdiction to resolve the pending § 2241 petition, Respondent shall not transfer petitioner to another detention center outside of this judicial district, pending further order of the court. See 28 U.S.C. § 1651(a) (establishing the All Writs Act which empowers the federal courts to “issue all writs necessary or appropriate in aid of their respective jurisdictions....”); see also F.T.C. v. Dean Foods Co., 384 U.S. 597, 604 (1966) (emphasizing that federal courts have the power to “to preserve the court’s jurisdiction or maintain the status quo by injunction pending review of an agency’s action”). Dated: March 13, 2026 Co UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGE