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SCOTUS stays block on third-country removals — and takes the merits

On 29 September 2026 the Supreme Court granted the government’s emergency stay in DHS v. D.V.D. (No. 26A406), pausing a Massachusetts district-court judgment that had blocked third-country removal guidance, treated the application as a cert petition, granted review (No. 26-426), and set December 2026 argument. Justices Sotomayor, Kagan, and Jackson would have denied the stay.

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