D.V.D. et al v. U.S. Department of Homeland Security et al

  1. April 10, 2025

    Judge Wary Of DHS Policy On Removal To Unrelated Countries

    A Massachusetts federal judge said Thursday he expects to issue a ruling that would require the U.S. Department of Homeland Security to afford greater due process protections to immigrants who the government seeks to deport to countries where they have no ties but could face torture or death, calling the current procedures "troubling."

  2. April 07, 2025

    1st Circ. Won't Pause Block Of Unrelated Country Deportation

    The First Circuit on Monday declined to stay a Massachusetts federal judge's order blocking the Trump administration from removing immigrants to countries where they have no prior ties without first providing them with notice of where they are being sent and a "meaningful" opportunity to raise any safety concerns.

  3. March 28, 2025

    Judge Orders Due Process For Removal To Unrelated Countries

    A Massachusetts federal judge on Friday blocked the Trump administration from removing immigrants to countries where they have no prior ties without first providing them with notice of where they are being sent and a "meaningful" opportunity to raise any safety concerns.

  4. March 26, 2025

    No Grounds To Block Third Country Deportations, DOJ Argues

    The Trump administration told a Massachusetts federal judge that an attempt to block efforts to deport noncitizens to countries with which they have no relationship interferes with its lawful execution of removal orders.

  5. March 24, 2025

    DHS Deporting Immigrants To Arbitrary Countries, Suit Says

    A group of immigrants have filed a proposed class action in Massachusetts federal court challenging the U.S. Department of Homeland Security's purported policy of deporting noncitizens without warning to countries that are neither their country of origin nor a country where they have status or citizenship.