Detainee Challenges ICE Custody at California's Golden State Annex Facility

A federal court issued a written opinion on April 20, 2026, in the habeas case of Ilias Dzhatdoev against the warden of the Golden State Annex Detention Facility. The docket number and assigned judge are not yet confirmed in available records, but the case is active and the opinion is the most significant development on file.

Dzhatdoev is a detainee held at Golden State Annex, a private immigration detention facility in McFarland, California operated under contract with Immigration and Customs Enforcement. His petition challenges the legality of his detention. The warden is named as the respondent in the custodial capacity standard for habeas proceedings under 28 U.S.C.

§ 2241.

The April 20 opinion is the case's anchor event. Without the full text confirmed, the precise ruling — whether the court granted relief, denied the petition, or resolved a procedural question — is not yet established in available records. What is clear is that the court reached the merits or a dispositive procedural question, because it issued a written opinion rather than a summary order.

The case fits a pattern of § 2241 immigration detention challenges that have moved through federal courts in the Central and Eastern Districts of California since 2020, many contesting prolonged detention without a bond hearing. If Dzhatdoev's petition follows that pattern, the core question is whether continued detention without individualized review violates due process under the Fifth Amendment.