{"id":8173,"date":"2026-09-19T09:12:43","date_gmt":"2026-09-19T15:12:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/camposlawfirm.com\/"},"modified":"2026-09-19T09:12:43","modified_gmt":"2026-09-19T15:12:43","slug":"third-country-deportation-the-first-circuit-requires-notice-and-a-real-hearing","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/camposlawfirm.com\/es\/third-country-deportation-the-first-circuit-requires-notice-and-a-real-hearing\/","title":{"rendered":"Expulsi\u00f3n a un tercer pa\u00eds: el Primer Circuito exige que se notifique y se celebre una vista efectiva"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">At Campos Law Firm, we closely monitor developments in U.S. immigration policy to protect our clients&#8217; rights and future. On September 18, 2026, the First Circuit Court of Appeals confirmed that the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) policy for quickly removing people to <strong>third countries<\/strong> is unlawful as written.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The headline sounds like those removals are over. The reality is narrower and, for anyone with an open case, more useful. Here is what is known, what is not, and what you can do.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">What did the court actually decide?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The case is <strong>D.V.D. v. Department of Homeland Security<\/strong>, No. 26-1212. The panel of Judges Montecalvo, Howard, and Aframe, in an opinion written by Judge Aframe, reviewed guidance DHS issued in <strong>March and July of 2025<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">That guidance allowed removing a person with a final removal order to a country <strong>not named in that order<\/strong> and never discussed in their proceedings, often relying only on diplomatic assurances from the receiving country.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The court held that, before carrying out a removal to a third country, DHS must provide:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Effective written notice<\/strong> of the specific country it intends to send you to.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>A meaningful opportunity<\/strong> to state that you fear persecution or torture at that destination.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>An individualized screening<\/strong> of that fear before departure.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">It grounded this in the bar on returning someone to a place where they would face persecution (<strong>8 U.S.C. \u00a7 1231(b)(3)<\/strong>), the Convention Against Torture and its implementing statute, Fifth Amendment due process, and the Administrative Procedure Act.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The panel also changed one piece: it <strong>vacated two declarations<\/strong> from the lower court about the statutory order of countries DHS must try first, finding the named plaintiffs lacked standing to seek them. The rest of the relief stands.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Why does the government want to send you to a third country?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Here is the distinction worth understanding, because it explains the whole case.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Withholding of removal and Convention Against Torture protection shield you from one specific country<\/strong>, usually your own. Neither is an immigration status or a blanket protection.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>The removal order still exists.<\/strong> What was blocked was sending you to that particular country.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>So the government looks for another destination:<\/strong> if a third country agrees to take you, the order could be executed without contradicting the protection you were granted.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>What was missing was the process:<\/strong> nobody asked whether you are also in danger in that other country. That is what the court ordered fixed.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Does this mean you cannot be deported to a third country?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">No, and saying so plainly avoids false expectations.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The decision does <strong>not ban<\/strong> third-country removals. It requires a process before they happen. If DHS gives you written notice, gives you a genuine chance to raise your fear, and that screening comes out against you, the removal can go forward.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Nor is this the final word. The case has a long history: the class action was filed in March 2025, the class was certified and a preliminary injunction issued in April 2025, the <strong>Supreme Court stayed that injunction in June 2025<\/strong>, and in February 2026 the case returned to the district court. The government may try to take it back to the high court.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">One thing is immediate, though: the protection only works if you or your attorney act within the window that notice gives you.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">What should you do if you receive a transfer notice?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Do not sign anything without reading it with an attorney:<\/strong> identify which country the document names and what deadline it gives you.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Say you are afraid, and say it in writing:<\/strong> expressing fear is what triggers the screening. Do not assume an officer will note it for you.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Explain the risk in that specific country<\/strong>, not in your own: conditions for people of your nationality, your political or religious profile, your orientation, your health, whether you have any ties there.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Gather evidence about the destination country:<\/strong> human rights reports, news coverage, complaints, medical records.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Tell your attorney the same day<\/strong> and leave their number with a relative. Deadlines in these cases run in hours, not weeks.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Keep a copy of everything handed to you<\/strong>, with the date and time.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Protege tu situaci\u00f3n migratoria con el bufete de abogados Campos<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">A favorable ruling opens a door, but the door closes if nobody walks through it in time. In third-country removal cases, speed decides the outcome: reviewing the notice, putting the fear on the record, and documenting the risk before departure. At Campos Law Firm, we work with that urgency. We do not make unrealistic promises. We provide serious legal representation backed by preparation and integrity.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/camposlawfirm.com\/es\/areas-de-practica\/inmigracion\/\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/camposlawfirm.com\/practice-areas\/immigration\/\">No dejes tu situaci\u00f3n migratoria al azar.<\/a> Ll\u00e1manos hoy mismo al <strong>+1 (844) 922-6767<\/strong> para concertar una consulta gratuita y confidencial en ingl\u00e9s o en espa\u00f1ol. Bufete de Abogados Campos: soluciones jur\u00eddicas en todas las \u00e1reas del derecho.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>La sentencia del 18 de septiembre en el caso D.V.D. contra el DHS no proh\u00edbe las deportaciones a terceros pa\u00edses. Exige una notificaci\u00f3n por escrito en la que se indique el pa\u00eds y se ofrezca una oportunidad real de manifestar que se teme por la propia vida all\u00ed.<\/p>","protected":false},"author":13,"featured_media":8174,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-8173","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/camposlawfirm.com\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8173","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/camposlawfirm.com\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/camposlawfirm.com\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/camposlawfirm.com\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/13"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/camposlawfirm.com\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=8173"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/camposlawfirm.com\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8173\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":8175,"href":"https:\/\/camposlawfirm.com\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8173\/revisions\/8175"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/camposlawfirm.com\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/8174"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/camposlawfirm.com\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=8173"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/camposlawfirm.com\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=8173"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/camposlawfirm.com\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=8173"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}