The petitioner is a detainee in the custody of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), held at Imperial Regional Detention Facility since being detained on July 20, 2026. He filed a pro se Petition for a Writ of Habeas Corpus under 28 U.S.C. § 2241, challenging his detention. The court found that appointment of counsel would serve the interests of justice given the complexity of the constitutional, statutory, and procedural issues raised, and conditionally appointed Federal Defenders of San Diego, Inc. to represent him. The court also issued an injunction barring the respondent and those acting on his behalf from removing the petitioner from the United States or the district while the case is pending. The court set a briefing schedule, allowing the petitioner to file an amended petition, ordering the respondent to file a Return showing cause why the petition should not be granted, and allowing the petitioner to file a Traverse in reply.