Supreme Court temporarily allows deportations to third countries to resume
The September 29 order pauses a lower court judgment; arguments on the merits are scheduled for December.
Carried forward 2026-10-01. The September 29 stay remains an interim measure. Arguments on the merits are scheduled for the December 2026 session.
The U.S. Supreme Court granted a stay on September 29 in DHS v. D.V.D. It pauses the February 25 order and judgment of a federal district court in Massachusetts and agrees to review the case. [1]
An immediate effect
According to Associated Press, the measure allows the Trump administration to resume some rapid deportations to countries other than people’s countries of origin. It temporarily lifts lower court requirements allowing them to challenge that destination. [2]
The merits remain unresolved
The justices will hear arguments in the December 2026 session. Their questions include the lower court’s authority and the policy’s legality. Sonia Sotomayor, Elena Kagan and Ketanji Brown Jackson would have denied the stay. [1]
AP notes that affected people may have no ties to the destination country. Temporarily allowing these deportations to resume therefore does not settle the challenges over procedural safeguards that the Court still has to consider. [2]
Perspectives compared
Sources and documents
- [1] U.S. Supreme Court — docket 26-426 ↗September 29, 2026
- [2] Associated Press — Lindsay Whitehurst / WFTV ↗September 29, 2026; updated 5:58 p.m. Eastern