California Case Summaries

Antoineson Dessalis v. Christopher J. LaRose, Warden of Otay Mesa Detention Center, et al. — Federal court grants habeas petition and orders immediate release

Unreported / Non-Citable

Case
Antoineson Dessalis v. Christopher J. LaRose, Warden of Otay Mesa Detention Center, et al.
Court
U.S. District Court — Southern District of California
Judge
Cathy Ann Bencivengo
Date decided
2026-11-06
Docket No.
3:26-cv-06032
Topics
habeas corpus, immigration detention, re-detention, immediate release, changed circumstances, bond hearing

Disposition notice

On November 6, 2026, the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of California granted Antoineson Dessalis’s petition for a writ of habeas corpus under 28 U.S.C. § 2241 in No. 3:26-cv-06032-CAB-MMP. The court ordered respondents to release him immediately under the same conditions that existed before his most recent re-detention and directed the Clerk to close the case. The court relied on its reasoning in similar re-detention cases where there was no evidence of changed circumstances or a need for detention for removal purposes. Respondents had acknowledged detention under 8 U.S.C. § 1226(a) and Dessalis’s entitlement to a bond hearing, but opposed immediate release because an administrative warrant was issued on the day of his arrest.

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