The First Circuit on Friday denied the Trump administration’s attempt to pause a preliminary injunction prohibiting the deportation of people to places other than their country of origin, so-called “third countries,” without giving them a chance to object.
The administration’s emergency motion for a stay pending appeal was denied because it failed to show that it will be irreparably injured absent a stay, according to the order issued by the US Court of Appeals for the First Circuit.
The administrations appealed an April order by the US District Court for the District of Massachusetts, which found the Department of Homeland Security would likely continue to apply the alleged policy of removing aliens to third countries without due process.
The First Circuit panel, which included Judges Lara Montecalvo, Jeffrey Howard, and Seth Aframe, also said it had concerns about DHS’s continuing application of “third country removals,” and the “irreparable harm that will result from wrongful removals in this context.”
The case is D.V.D. v. U.S. Dept. of Homeland Security, 1st Cir., No. 25-01393, 5/16/25.
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