Jose Felix Yunganaula Lucero v. Pamela Bondi, et al.

8 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 9 SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA JOSE FELIX YUNGANAULA Case No.: 3:25-cv-3675-CAB-JLB LUCERO, ORDER REQUIRING A BOND Petitioner, 13 HEARING v. PAMELA BONDI, et al., Respondents.

Pending before the Court is a petition for a writ of habeas corpus pursuant to 28 18 U.S.C. § 2241 filed by Jose Nevarez Ortiz (“Petitioner”). [Doc. No. 1.] Petitioner asserts he is being detained by Immigration and Customs Enforcement (“ICE”) without a bond hearing in violation of the Immigration and Nationality Act and the Fifth Amendment. [Id. at 9–10.] On December 26, 2025, Respondents filed a supplemental brief stating that: Petitioner appears to be a member of the Bond Eligible Class certified in Maldonado Bautista v. Santacruz, No. 5:25-CV-01873-SSS-BFM, --- F.

24 Supp. 3d ---, 2025 WL 3288403 (C.D. Cal. Nov. 25, 2025). The Bautista court has entered final judgement as to the Bond Eligible Class. Bautista, ECF No. 94. Accordingly, Respondents acknowledge that Petitioner is 26 detained under 8 U.S.C. § 1226(a) and [is] entitled to an order from this Court directing a bond hearing be held pursuant to 8 U.S.C. § 1226(a). [Doc. No. 5 at 2.]

1 The Court thus ORDERS Respondents to provide Petitioner an individualized bond ||hearing before an immigration judge pursuant to 8 U.S.C. § 1226(a) and its associated ||regulations within 14 days of the date of this order. Respondents are further ORDERED || to notify this Court on the status of Petitioner’s bond hearing by January 14, 2026.

5 It is SO ORDERED.

6 Dated: December 29, 2025 □ Z Hon. Cathy Ann Bencivengo 8 United States District Judge