https://passimai.com/litigation/issues/third-country-removals/ Removals to third countries not named in removal orders · Passim litigation 2026-11-10T00:00:00Z Passim https://passimai.com/litigation/cases/nysd-1-26-cv-09602-project-rousseau-inc-v-david-j-venturella/#2026-11-10-74527e3481 Project Rousseau, Inc. v. David J. Venturella: Docket recorded proposed preliminary-injunction schedule 2026-11-10T00:00:00Z The docket records a Proposed Scheduling Order as ECF 31 on the deadline set by ECF 21. Its proposed dates and any court adoption remain unverified. A proposed order is a party filing, not a ruling. https://passimai.com/litigation/cases/nysd-1-26-cv-09602-project-rousseau-inc-v-david-j-venturella/#2026-11-09-947badcfc6 Project Rousseau, Inc. v. David J. Venturella: Docket recorded amended complaint 2026-11-09T00:00:00Z The docket records ECF 26 as an amended complaint filed November 9, the deadline set by ECF 21. The full pleading and whether it satisfies the required joinder, individual facts and venue allegations remain unverified. Filing an amended complaint does not grant a preliminary injunction or expand the TRO. https://passimai.com/litigation/cases/nysd-1-26-cv-09602-project-rousseau-inc-v-david-j-venturella/#2026-11-09-5cca529bc3 Project Rousseau, Inc. v. David J. Venturella: Amended complaint names six Afghan individuals as plaintiffs 2026-11-09T00:00:00Z ECF 26 names four John Does and two Jane Does alongside Project Rousseau and supplies individual and venue allegations. It seeks relief under the APA, Accardi doctrine, Fifth Amendment and INA/FARRA concerning removals through Pakistan. These are pleaded claims; the filing does not expand the existing five-person TRO or establish that the court accepted the pleading as sufficient. https://passimai.com/litigation/cases/nysd-1-26-cv-09602-project-rousseau-inc-v-david-j-venturella/#2026-11-06-aa741c0969 Project Rousseau, Inc. v. David J. Venturella: Court amended and extended TRO protecting five identified Afghan clients 2026-11-06T00:00:00Z ECF 21 grants the TRO motion in part and bars removal of the clients identified by Project Rousseau and in ECF 16 to Pakistan, Afghanistan or any other third country until further order. It requires one week’s notice of removal plans, an amended complaint joining the clients with individual and venue facts by November 9 at 11:59 p.m., and a proposed preliminary-injunction briefing schedule by November 10 at 5 p.m. It certifies no class and enters no final merits judgment. https://passimai.com/litigation/cases/nysd-1-26-cv-09602-project-rousseau-inc-v-david-j-venturella/#2026-11-05-83ac75067d Project Rousseau, Inc. v. David J. Venturella: Government filed opposition and declaration concerning Afghan clients 2026-11-05T00:00:00Z The docket records the government’s TRO opposition, ECF 15, and Deportation Officer Imani Montgomery’s declaration, ECF 16. The November 6 order identifies five clients discussed in that declaration. These filings do not themselves determine whether removal is lawful. https://passimai.com/litigation/cases/nysd-1-26-cv-09602-project-rousseau-inc-v-david-j-venturella/#2026-11-03-9cf719404a Project Rousseau, Inc. v. David J. Venturella: Court entered limited consent TRO concerning Afghan removal flights 2026-11-03T00:00:00Z ECF 8 requires adherence to ICE’s representations of no planned or confirmed Afghan removal flights to Afghanistan or Pakistan during the TRO and that arrangements take weeks. Entered at 1:33 p.m. Eastern, it expires November 7 at 11:59 p.m. Eastern unless extended or dissolved. Defendants’ response is due November 5 at 9 a.m.; no security is required. It is not a final merits ruling. https://passimai.com/litigation/cases/nysd-1-26-cv-09602-project-rousseau-inc-v-david-j-venturella/#2026-11-02-8fbb912118 Project Rousseau, Inc. v. David J. Venturella: Plaintiff moved for emergency TRO 2026-11-02T00:00:00Z The docket records ECF 4 requesting temporary relief against removal of plaintiff’s clients to Pakistan or Afghanistan. A motion is a request, not a ruling. https://passimai.com/litigation/cases/nysd-1-26-cv-09602-project-rousseau-inc-v-david-j-venturella/#2026-11-02-6a7e0f3892 Project Rousseau, Inc. v. David J. Venturella: Organization filed APA and due-process challenge to Afghan removals 2026-11-02T00:00:00Z ECF 1 alleges that sending Afghan clients to Pakistan for onward removal to Afghanistan violates DHS third-country-removal guidance, the APA and due process under the Accardi doctrine. Plaintiff requests injunctive and declaratory relief; allegations about diplomatic assurances and danger are not court findings. https://passimai.com/litigation/cases/mad-1-25-cv-10676-d-v-d-v-u-s-department-of-homeland-security/#2026-10-23-dae443e919 D.V.D. v. U.S. Department of Homeland Security: Government submitted opening merits brief and joint appendix 2026-10-23T00:00:00Z The Supreme Court docket records submission of the government’s opening merits brief and joint appendix. The brief challenges jurisdiction, classwide relief, and the ruling against the third-country-removal guidance; it is not a Court decision. https://passimai.com/litigation/cases/ca5-26-10925-abasse-gakou-v-warden-of-the-prairieland-detention-center/#2026-10-10-d4bf99a89a Abasse Gakou v. Warden of the Prairieland Detention Center: Fifth Circuit denied administrative and pending-appeal removal stays 2026-10-10T00:00:00Z In a published order, the panel denied both stays sought to prevent removal to Sierra Leone. It concluded that section 1252(g) barred entertaining the stay motion and that Gakou had not demonstrated a meaningful probability of success, without considering the other three stay factors. https://passimai.com/litigation/issues/third-country-removals/#status-2026-09-29-in_effect Removals to third countries not named in removal orders: In effect; Supreme Court review pending 2026-09-29T00:00:00Z After the First Circuit largely affirmed, the Supreme Court stayed the judgment and granted certiorari (No. 26-426). https://passimai.com/litigation/cases/mad-1-25-cv-10676-d-v-d-v-u-s-department-of-homeland-security/#2026-09-29-b2de5d0d09 D.V.D. v. U.S. Department of Homeland Security: Supreme Court stayed D.V.D. judgment and granted review 2026-09-29T00:00:00Z The Supreme Court stayed the District of Massachusetts's February 25, 2026 order and judgment in No. 1:25-cv-10676, treated application No. 26A406 as a certiorari petition, and granted review in No. 26-426. The stay lasts until the Court sends down its judgment; briefing is to allow argument in the December 2026 session. https://passimai.com/litigation/cases/mad-1-25-cv-10676-d-v-d-v-u-s-department-of-homeland-security/#2026-09-28-b2ac8e5394 D.V.D. v. U.S. Department of Homeland Security: D.V.D. respondents opposed Supreme Court stay request 2026-09-28T00:00:00Z The Supreme Court docket records that D.V.D. respondents filed their opposition to DHS's stay application; two amicus briefs were also submitted. https://passimai.com/litigation/cases/mad-1-25-cv-10676-d-v-d-v-u-s-department-of-homeland-security/#2026-09-24-f0b153241e D.V.D. v. U.S. Department of Homeland Security: DHS sought Supreme Court stay after First Circuit ruling 2026-09-24T00:00:00Z DHS filed a Supreme Court stay application in No. 26A406 from the First Circuit third-country-removal decision; Justice Jackson requested a response by 4 p.m. EDT on September 28, 2026. https://passimai.com/litigation/cases/mad-1-25-cv-10676-d-v-d-v-u-s-department-of-homeland-security/#2026-09-18-81094dc7b6 D.V.D. v. U.S. Department of Homeland Security: First Circuit largely affirmed third-country-removal notice ruling 2026-09-18T00:00:00Z The First Circuit vacated the sequencing declarations for lack of standing but otherwise affirmed the judgment requiring effective notice and a meaningful opportunity to raise fear-based claims before third-country removal. https://passimai.com/litigation/issues/third-country-removals/#status-2026-03-16-in_effect Removals to third countries not named in removal orders: First Circuit stayed judgment pending appeal 2026-03-16T00:00:00Z A divided panel stayed the February 25, 2026 judgment that set aside the guidance. https://passimai.com/litigation/cases/mad-1-25-cv-10676-d-v-d-v-u-s-department-of-homeland-security/#2026-03-16-a197a39ea5 D.V.D. v. U.S. Department of Homeland Security: First Circuit stayed district court ruling pending appeal 2026-03-16T00:00:00Z A divided First Circuit panel granted the government's emergency stay motion pending appeal and ordered expedited briefing, allowing third-country removals to continue for now. https://passimai.com/litigation/cases/mad-1-25-cv-10676-d-v-d-v-u-s-department-of-homeland-security/#2026-02-25-9f640fa047 D.V.D. v. U.S. Department of Homeland Security: District court held latest third-country-removal policy unlawful 2026-02-25T00:00:00Z Judge Murphy ruled that DHS's latest third-country-removal policy was unlawful and stayed the order for 15 days to permit appellate review. https://passimai.com/litigation/issues/third-country-removals/#status-2025-06-23-in_effect Removals to third countries not named in removal orders: Supreme Court stayed classwide injunction 2025-06-23T00:00:00Z The Court stayed the April 18, 2025 preliminary injunction pending appeal and any certiorari petition (No. 24A1153).