March 13, 2026·26-1071·Panel Decision·By Raj Patel
The United States Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit dismissed an appeal filed by a petitioner challenging immigration detention. The court granted the government's unopposed motion to dismiss the case.
Background
The petitioner, Alex Orlando Alfaro Orellana, filed an appeal challenging actions by the Department of Homeland Security and Immigration and Customs Enforcement officials. The government subsequently filed an unopposed motion to dismiss the appeal.
The court’s reasoning
The court granted the government’s unopposed motion to dismiss the appeal. The dismissal was based on Federal Rule of Appellate Procedure forty-two, subsection b, and Tenth Circuit Rule twenty-seven, subsection A, paragraph nine.
What it means going forward
The appeal is terminated, and the lower court’s status quo remains in effect as the appellate process concludes without a decision on the underlying immigration claims.
