Mullin v. Doe
On March 16, 2026, the court deferred action on the application for stay pending oral argument in April.
Issue: Whether the Supreme Court should stay a district court order preventing the Trump administration from ending Temporary Protected Status for Syrian nationals.
SCOTUSblog Coverage
- Justices will hear argument on Trump administration’s removal of protected status for Syrian and Haitian nationals (Amy Howe, March 16, 2026)
- Syrian nationals urge Supreme Court to keep ruling in place allowing them to stay in the United States (Amy Howe, March 5, 2026)
- Trump administration asks justices to allow it to remove protected status from Syrian nationals (Amy Howe, February 26, 2026)
| Date | Proceedings and Orders |
|---|---|
| 02/26/2026 | Application (25A952) for a stay pending appeal, submitted to Justice Sotomayor. |
| 02/26/2026 | Response to application (25A952) requested by Justice Sotomayor, due by 4:00 p.m. (EST) on March 5, 2026. |
| 03/04/2026 | Brief amicus curiae of Federation for American Immigration Reform filed. |
| 03/05/2026 | Response to application from respondent Dahlia Doe, et al. filed. |
| 03/05/2026 | Brief amicus curiae of Former Federal and State Judges filed. |
| 03/06/2026 | Reply of applicant Kristi Noem, Secretary of Homeland Security, et al. filed. |
| 03/06/2026 | Brief amicus curiae of Haitian TPS Holders filed. |
| 03/09/2026 | Letter from Applicant filed. |
| 03/16/2026 | Application (25A952) referred to the Court. |
| 03/16/2026 | Consideration of the application for stay (25A952) presented to Justice Sotomayor and by her referred to the Court is deferred. Consideration of the application for stay (25A999) presented to The Chief Justice and by him referred to the Court is also deferred. The applications are also treated as petitions for a writ of certiorari before judgment (25-1083, 25-1084), and the petitions are GRANTED. The cases are consolidated, and a total of one hour is allotted for oral argument. The cases will be heard during the second week of the April 2026 argument session. Petitioners’ brief on the merits, and any amicus curiae briefs in support or in support of neither party, are to be filed on or before Monday March 30, 2026. Respondents’ briefs on the merits and any amicus curiae briefs in support, are to be filed on or before Monday, April 13, 2026. The reply brief, if any, is to be filed on or before Monday, April 20, 2026. |