OPINION
IKUTA, Circuit Judge:
This case presents the question whether aliens who are removable, but not yet subject to a removal order, are "in custody" for purposes of 28 U.S.C. § 2241. We hold that they are not.
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Irma Yolanda Veltmann-Barragan became a lawful permanent resident of the United States on December 15, 1982. In February 1999, border patrol officials stopped her when she was trying to transport aliens across the border...
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