Case Explained: ERNEST OWUSU v. TODD BLANCHE, Attorney General; MARKWAYNE MULLIN; BAEZ LUCY d/b/a Baez Lucy

Court: United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit Filed: 2026-08-10 The Fourth Circuit affirmed the district court’s order denying Ernest Owusu’s emergency motion for a temporary restraining order and preliminary injunction and dismissing his complaint. The court held that the district court correctly lacked subject matter jurisdiction over Owusu’s requests to declare his removal proceedings unlawful, enjoin those proceedings, and stay his removal under 8 U.S.C. § 1252(g). Applying the standard of review for lack of subject matter jurisdiction and relying on *Mapoy v. Carroll*, the court found no reversible error in the lower court’s determination that the statute precluded judicial review of these specific immigration-related claims. Consequently, Owusu’s appeal was dismissed, his motion for injunctive relief pending appeal was denied, and oral argument was dispensed with as unnecessary. Do It For The Case Law is a news reporting service. Nothing in this episode constitutes legal advice.