Jose Osmar Alfredo Castro-Rivera v. Secretary of the U.S. Department of Homeland Security, et al. — Court grants habeas petition and orders release from ICE detention

Unreported / Non-Citable

Case: Jose Osmar Alfredo Castro-Rivera v. Secretary of the U.S. Department of Homeland Security, et al.
Court: U.S. District Court — Central District of California
Judge: Christina A. Snyder
Date decided: 2026-10-26
Docket No.: 5:26-cv-05216
Topics: habeas corpus, 28 U.S.C. § 2241, report and recommendation, ICE detention, release on recognizance

Disposition notice

On October 26, 2026, Judge Christina A. Snyder of the U.S. District Court for the Central District of California accepted the Report and Recommendation to Grant Petition for Writ of Habeas Corpus in No. 5:26-cv-05216-CAS-SK. Because no timely objections were filed, the court stated that de novo review was unnecessary and granted the Section 2241 petition for the reasons stated in the report and recommendation. The court ordered Jose Osmar Alfredo Castro-Rivera released forthwith from ICE detention, subject to the same terms in the Order of Release on Recognizance in effect at his most recent civil immigration arrest, and stated that judgment would be entered accordingly.

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