Trump administration files new Supreme Court petitions on immigration detention

After a bond-hearing case was dismissed as moot, the solicitor general seeks review in a stand-in detention dispute and a separate Georgetown scholar case; no Court action yet.

Developing By Jordan Hale · Staff Writer — World & Politics United States Published Sep 23, 2026, 2:20 PM PT Updated Sep 23, 2026, 1:45 PM PT

The Trump administration has asked the U.S. Supreme Court to take up immigration-detention disputes after the justices dismissed a related bond-hearing case that had been set for October argument, according to SCOTUSblog (opens in new tab) and Bloomberg Law (opens in new tab) reporting on recent petitions.

SCOTUSblog (opens in new tab) reported that on Sept. 11 the Court dismissed an immigration case on whether noncitizens have a due process right to bond hearings during extended detention. On Monday, the administration filed a new petition seeking to revive that issue. Bloomberg Law (opens in new tab) identified the replacement matter as Genalo v. D.C., docketed on a petition asking whether a Dominican man identified as “D.C.,” who has lived in the United States since 1982, is entitled to a bond hearing while facing deportation.

Bloomberg Law (opens in new tab) said the government argues the new case raises the same questions as Genalo v. Black (also described in coverage around the Keisy GM matter), which the Court had scheduled for argument Oct. 13 before dismissing it after New York Gov. Kathy Hochul pardoned GM, mooting the dispute. Solicitor General John Sauer asked the justices to grant review before the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit issues a final ruling in D.C.’s case; the Court asked counsel for D.C. to respond by Oct. 21, Bloomberg reported.

SCOTUSblog (opens in new tab) also reported a separate Monday petition concerning a district court’s authority over claims by Georgetown University scholar Badar Khan Suri challenging the validity of his detention while he awaits removal proceedings, when those claims also go to the validity of the grounds for removal—an issue SCOTUSblog (opens in new tab) noted district courts lack authority to review.

Bloomberg Law (opens in new tab) added context that both bond-hearing matters are separate from the administration’s effort to deny bond hearings even to noncriminal noncitizens who have lived in the United States for years; the justices are expected to consider petitions from the government and immigrant advocates on that issue on Sept. 28. The Court’s new term starts Oct. 5.

The Event Record reports the filings and scheduling notes only. The retrieved stories do not describe a grant of certiorari, an argued case, or a merits decision in these petitions.