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Judge Orders Immigration Officials to Remove Guards and Shackles From Hospitalized Man Held 37 Days Without Charges

The judge found the restraints lacked a due‑process basis.

Overview

  • U.S. District Judge Cynthia Valenzuela issued a temporary restraining order on Oct. 4 removing guards and restraints from Bayron Rovidio Marin’s hospital room, with the order in effect until Oct. 18.
  • The government must file its response by Oct. 16, and Marin remains hospitalized without charges or placement in removal proceedings, according to the court order.
  • The judge wrote that officials offered no evidence he violated any law or posed a flight risk, and noted he had been unable to make phone calls or meet privately with counsel.
  • Court filings describe a law‑enforcement blackout registration under a pseudonym, continuous monitoring by two to four guards contracted through Spectrum Detention Services, and questioning while Marin was in pain and medicated.
  • Marin’s attorneys say he was injured during an Aug. 27 raid at a Carson car wash, while a CBP spokesperson asserts he fell on Oct. 4 while trying to flee agents, a timeline the defense disputes.