Case Explained: HALIL DEMIR v. MARKWAYNE MULLIN, et al

Court: United States Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit Filed: 2026-08-04 The seventh-circuit reversed in part and affirmed in part the district court’s dismissal of Halil Demir’s complaint challenging his inclusion on the FBI’s Terrorist Watchlist and Selectee List, as well as the procedural adequacy of the DHS Traveler Redress Inquiry Program (TRIP). The court held that 49 U.S.C. § 46110, which channels challenges to orders issued by the Transportation Security Administration (TSA) directly to courts of appeals, does not apply to Demir’s claims regarding his watchlist status because the TSA lacks authority over the Terrorist Watchlist and Selectee List; these lists are controlled by the Threat Screening Center, administered by the FBI. Consequently, the court remanded those substantive due process and Administrative Procedure Act claims to the district court for consideration on the merits. Conversely, the court affirmed the dismissal of Demir’s challenge to the DHS TRIP program itself, ruling that the program constitutes an “order” under § 46110 because it is a regulation capable of review on the administrative record. Therefore, Demir must file his procedural challenge to the TRIP program in a court of appeals in the first instance. Do It For The Case Law is a news reporting service. Nothing in this episode constitutes legal advice.