Marlon Manrrique Arriola Pacheco (A-213-140-150) v. Warden of the California Detention Facility, et al.

CourtDistrict Court, E.D. California
DecidedApril 17, 2026
Docket1:26-cv-01047
StatusUnknown

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1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 9 FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 11 MARLON MANRRIQUE ARRIOLA No. 1:26-cv-1047 DJC CSK PACHECO (A-213-140-150), 12 Petitioner, 13 ORDER AND FINDINGS AND v. RECOMMENDATIONS 14 WARDEN OF THE CALIFORNIA 15 DETENTION FACILITY, et al.,

16 Respondents. 17 18 Petitioner Marlon Manrrique Arriola Pacheco (A-213-140-150), a native and citizen of El 19 Salvador who is proceeding through counsel, filed a petition for writ of habeas corpus pursuant to 20 28 U.S.C. § 2241.1 On or around October 30, 2017, petitioner arrived in the United States as an 21 unaccompanied minor. Petitioner was detained by immigration officials and later released. On 22 June 13, 2023, petitioner was convicted of violating California Penal Code § 220(a)(1), assault 23 with intent to commit a violent felony (rape, sodomy, oral copulation), and sentenced to four 24 years imprisonment. On or around April 4, 2025, petitioner was taken into custody by U.S. 25 Immigration and Customs Enforcement (“ICE”). Removal proceedings were initiated against 26 petitioner based on his criminal conviction. On March 23, 2026, an immigration judge ordered 27 1 This matter proceeds before the undersigned pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 636, Fed. R. Civ. P. 72, 28 and Local Rule 302(c)(17). 1 petitioner removed to El Salvador. Petitioner’s appeal of this decision is pending with the Board 2 of Immigration Appeals (“BIA”). This action concerns petitioner’s re-detention. For the reasons 3 that follow, this Court recommends that the petition for writ of habeas corpus be granted and that 4 petitioner receive a bond hearing within fourteen days of the adoption of these findings and 5 recommendations.

6 I. BACKGROUND 7 On or around October 30, 2017, petitioner arrived in the United States as an 8 unaccompanied minor. (ECF No. 19-1 at 1-2.) Petitioner was detained by immigration officials 9 and later released. (Id. at 2-3.) On October 30, 2017, petitioner was issued a Notice to Appear 10 charging him with being subject to removal under Immigration and Nationality Act (“INA”) 11 section 212(a)(6)(A)(i) (8 U.S.C. § 1182(a)(6)(A)(i)) as a noncitizen who entered the United 12 States without being admitted or paroled, or who arrived in the United States at any time or place 13 other than as designated by the Attorney General. (ECF No. 19-3 at 8.) On March 10, 2020, 14 petitioner was issued a second Notice to Appear charging him with being subject to removal 15 under INA section 212(a)(6)(A)(i). (Id. at 10.) Petitioner later filed a Trafficking Victims 16 Protection Reauthorization Act (“TVPRA”) asylum application which was approved on October 17 20, 2020.2 (Id. at 19.) 18 On June 20, 2022, petitioner was charged with violating California Penal Code 19 § 220(a)(1), assault with the intent to commit a violent felony (rape, sodomy, oral copulation). 20 (ECF No. 19-4 at 6-8.) On February 16, 2023, an immigration judge granted the governments’ 21 motion to administratively close petitioner’s removal case because petitioner was detained in state 22 custody pending criminal charges. (ECF No. 19-3 at 16-17.) On June 13, 2023, petitioner was 23 convicted of violating California Penal Code § 220(a)(1). (ECF No. 19-4 at 10.) Petitioner was 24 sentenced to four years imprisonment. (Id. at 5.) On or around April 4, 2025, petitioner’s 25 custody was transferred from the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation 26

27 2 The information regarding petitioner’s TVPRA asylum application and the date it was approved is taken from a motion filed by the Department of Homeland Security (“DHS”) to 28 recalendar and dismiss petitioner’s removal case. (See ECF No. 19-3 at 18, 19.) 1 (“CDCR”) to ICE. (ECF No. 1 at 6; ECF No. 19-2 at 2.) On April 7, 2025, the government filed 2 a motion to recalendar petitioner’s removal case because petitioner was no longer in state 3 custody. (ECF No. 19-3 at 18-20.) The government also moved to dismiss the 2020 charging 4 document based on petitioner’s criminal conviction occurring after the 2020 charging document. 5 (Id. at 19.) On May 1, 2025, an immigration judge granted the government’s motion requesting 6 recalendaring and dismissal. (Id. at 47-48.) 7 On May 22, 2025, petitioner was issued a third Notice to Appear charging him with being 8 subject to removal under INA section 212(a)(6)(A)(i) (8 U.S.C. § 1182(a)(6)(A)(i)). (ECF No. 9 19-7 at 1-3.) On August 22, 2025, the government issued additional charges of admissibility 10 charging petitioner with being subject to removal under INA section 212(a)(7)(A)(i)(I) (8 U.S.C. 11 § 1182(a)(7)(A)(i)(I)), as a noncitizen not in possession of a valid unexpired immigrant visa, 12 reentry permit, border crossing card, or other documents required by the Act, and INA section 13 212(a)(2)(A)(i)(I) (8 U.S.C. § 1182(a)(2)(A)(i)(I)), as a noncitizen convicted of, or who admitted 14 having committed, acts which constitute the essential elements of a crime involving moral 15 turpitude based on petitioner’s June 13, 2023 conviction for violating California Penal Code 16 § 220(a)(1). (ECF No. 19-8 at 1-2.) 17 On August 22, 2025, the government filed a motion to terminate petitioner’s asylee status 18 based on petitioner’s criminal conviction and to sustain removablity. (ECF No. 19-3 at 1-5.) On 19 September 5, 2025, an immigration judge granted petitioner until September 12, 2025 to file a 20 reply to the government’s motion to terminate petitioner’s asylee status. (ECF No. 19-5 at 1-2.) 21 On March 23, 2026, an immigration judge denied petitioner’s application for asylum, request for 22 withholding under INA section 241(b)(3), request for withholding of removal under the 23 Convention Against Torture and request for deferral of order of removal under the Convention 24 Against Torture. (ECF No. 19-9 at 1.) The immigration judge ordered petitioner removed to El 25 Salvador. (Id. at 3.) The immigration judge found petitioner inadmissible under the following 26 sections of the INA: 212(a)(6)(A)(i), 8 U.S.C. § 1227(a)(6)(A)(i) (“An alien present in the United 27 States without being admitted or paroled, or who arrives in the United States at any time or place 28 other than as designated by the Attorney General, is inadmissible.”); 212(a)(7)(A)(i)(I), 8 U.S.C. 1 § 1227 (not in possession of valid entry or travel documents); and 212(a)(2)(A)(i)(I), 8 U.S.C. 2 § 1227(a)(2)(A)(i)(I) (conviction of a crime involving moral turpitude). (Id.) The March 23, 3 2026 order also states that petitioner’s asylee status was terminated pursuant to INA section 4 208(c)(2)(B). (Id. at 4.) On April 6, 2026, petitioner’s appeal of the immigration judge’s order 5 was received by the BIA. See https://acis.eoir.justice.gov/en/caseInformation. This appeal is 6 pending. 7 II. PROCEDURAL BACKGROUND 8 On February 6, 2026, petitioner filed his petition for writ of habeas corpus and a motion to 9 appoint counsel. (ECF Nos.

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