Liang Liang v. Markwayne Mullin et al. — Judgment orders release from ICE custody unless a prompt custody redetermination hearing is provided

Unreported / Non-Citable

Case: Liang Liang v. Markwayne Mullin et al.
Court: U.S. District Court — Central District of California
Judge: Steve Kim
Date decided: 2026-10-27
Docket No.: 5:26-cv-06357
Topics: immigration detention, bond hearing, custody redetermination, ICE custody, habeas judgment, conditional release

Disposition notice

On October 27, 2026, U.S. Magistrate Judge Steve Kim of the Central District of California entered a one-page “Judgment (Bond Hearing)” in Liang Liang v. Markwayne Mullin et al., No. 5:26-cv-06357-SK. In accordance with an order granting the petition in part, the judgment requires Liang’s release from ICE custody no later than seven days from the court’s order unless she is provided a prompt custody redetermination hearing before an immigration judge under 8 U.S.C. § 1226(a) and 8 C.F.R. § 236.1(d)(1). The judgment cites Rodriguez Vazquez v. Bostock, 183 F.4th 1160, 1167 (9th Cir. 2026), and points to the separate order granting the petition in part for the underlying decision.

Read the public order