Whether Congress has stripped the federal courts of habeas jurisdiction over Convention Against Torture (CAT) claims by individuals facing extradition

The general federal habeas corpus statute, 2 8 U.S.C. § 2241, extends the Great Writ to detention “in violation of the * * * laws or treaties of the United States.” And “[i]n the extradition context * * * , habeas corpus proceedings have long been the appropriate vehicle * * * for detainees to bring claims seeking to bar their transfers.” Trump v. J.G.G., 145 S. Ct. 1003, 1007 (2025) (Kavanaugh, J., concurring) . In the decision below, the Second Circuit held that 8 U.S.C. § 1252(a)(4)—a provision devoted to judicial review of immigration removal orders —strips the federal courts of habeas jurisdiction over Convention Against Torture (CAT) claims by individuals facing extradition. In so holding, the Second Circuit expressly “part[ed] ways” with the Ninth Circuit on that issue. The questions present ed are: 1. Whether Congress has stripped the federal courts of habeas jurisdiction over CAT claims by individuals facing extradition. 2. Whether application of Section 1252(a)(4) to bar habeas review of CAT claims violate s the Suspension Clause. (II) PARTIES TO THE PROCE EDING Petitioner is Monika Kapoor, the appellant in the court of appeals. Respondents are Vincent F. DeMarco, United States Marshal for the Eastern District of New York, and Robert o Cordeiro, Chief Pretrial Services Officer for the Eastern District of New York, the appellees in the court of appeals.