Supreme Court temporarily allows deportations to third countries to resume
The September 29 stay remains temporary; the schedule set on October 1 provides for arguments on December 9.
Carried forward 2026-10-03. The docket still sets arguments for December 9. The September 29 stay remains distinct from a ruling on the merits.
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 schedule set on October 1 provides for arguments on December 9, 2026. The questions before the Court 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 and October 1, 2026
- [2] Associated Press — Lindsay Whitehurst / WFTV ↗September 29, 2026; updated 5:58 p.m. Eastern