Supreme Court·Emergency docket
Evening Wrap: Supreme Court stays third-country removals block; December arguments set
In a brief unsigned miscellaneous order Tuesday in Department of Homeland Security v. D.V.D., No. 26A406 / 26-426, the Supreme Court granted the Trump administration’s application to stay a February 25, 2026, District of Massachusetts order and judgment that had blocked third-country removals. The Court also treated the application as a petition for certiorari, granted it, and directed briefing for argument in the December 2026 session on jurisdiction, classwide APA vacatur under 8 U.S.C. §1252(f)(1), the lawfulness of the government’s third-country guidance, and other questions the government determines are appropriate. Justices Sotomayor, Kagan, and Jackson would have denied the stay. No newer order on the case appeared Tuesday evening.
- Supreme Court of the United StatesMiscellaneous Order (09/29/2026) — DHS v. D.V.D.
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