Zhenli Ye Gon v. Holder

MEMORANDUM OPINION

JAMES C. TURK, Senior District Judge.

Petitioner, Zhenli Ye Gon (“Ye Gon”), filed this petition for habeas corpus under 28 U.S.C. § 2241 challenging the decision to extradite him to Mexico to face criminal charges for drug-related offenses (including importation into Mexico of psychotropic substances, the transportation and manufacture of psychotropic substances, and possession of such substances for the purpose of producing narcotics), participation in organized crime, weapons offenses, and money laundering. The case has been fully briefed and is ripe for disposition. The…