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Emergency application

Pausing a deportation

Ajet Aruci v. Wanda Wilson

Denied
No. 26A400Stay applicationFiled by a private partyPresented to Justice KaganFrom United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit

What did the Court do?

The Court denied the request on September 24, 2026: the lower court's ruling stays in effect while the appeal continues.

Emergency rulings are temporary and do not decide the underlying case.

Filed Ruled 1 day after filing

What's being asked

Ajet Aruci asks the Supreme Court to temporarily pause his removal under a Ninth Circuit ruling. The record does not explain the underlying dispute or describe the ruling further.

What the Court did

Justice Kagan refused emergency help and denied (turned down) Aruci’s request to pause his removal. The Court did not publish how the justices voted.

Vote not published · 9the order does not say how they voted
  1. Roberts
  2. Thomas
  3. Alito
  4. Sotomayor
  5. Kagan
  6. Gorsuch
  7. Kavanaugh
  8. Barrett
  9. Jackson
The order does not say how any justice voted, as is usual on the emergency docket.
Half of 300 rulings on applications decided without a response came 8 to 28 days after filing, and the median was 14 days; this one was ruled on 1 day after filing.

What it means

The emergency ruling addresses only a temporary pause; it does not decide who wins the underlying case. The Ninth Circuit ruling remains in place, and the record lists no related Supreme Court case or argument date.

Sources

Facts on this page come from the Supreme Court docket, orders, and opinions for No. 26A400. The answers restate that record in plain words; explainer copy is written from the record and the filings only.

Checked November 3, 2026