U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit

Wanrong Lin v. Markwayne Mullin

August 14, 2026

Summary

The court held that it had jurisdiction to review the plaintiffs' purely legal challenge to the government's authority to execute removal orders during the provisional-waiver process. It vacated summary judgment for the plaintiffs because the regulations do not bar arrest, detention, or removal during that process, and because the limited record did not establish that officials used the process to lure applicants for removal. The court remanded for further proceedings.