Case Summary:

In Fulton v. Noem, Raheem Delano Fulton brought a habeas and related civil action in federal district court challenging the federal government’s plan to remove him from the United States without providing the medical discharge planning and post‑release medications he needs to survive, and he now pursues his appeal in the United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit, docket number 25‑194, argued on January 28, 2026.

At the lower court, Fulton, an individual with a final order of removal, alleged that Department of Homeland Security and related officials were violating binding agency rules and constitutional protections by planning to deport him while cutting off necessary HIV and other life‑sustaining medications, and he sought a 30‑day supply of medication and medically appropriate discharge planning rather than ...