Iaroslav Medvezhov, a 19-year-old Russian citizen, lawfully entered the United States on a visa in 2022 at age 16 with his parents and younger sister. His father filed an asylum application listing Medvezhov as a derivative beneficiary before his visa expired in September 2022. USCIS granted Medvezhov work authorization in July 2024 while his asylum application remained pending. Medvezhov graduated from high school, worked lawfully at two jobs, obtained a Florida driver's license, and has no criminal history. On June 16, 2026, Border Patrol agents stopped Medvezhov while he was driving to work without a traffic violation, arrested him for visa overstay despite his pending asylum application, and transported him to Golden State Annex Detention Facility in McFarland, California. After being detained for over 40 days with his bond hearing postponed to August 5, 2026, Medvezhov filed a habeas corpus petition. The federal court granted the petition and ordered his immediate release, ruling that due process required a pre-deprivation bond hearing before detention given his four years of government-sanctioned liberty while his asylum case proceeded.