DHS Moves to Lift the Abeyance and Have the Court Decide the States' Motion to Quash the AAMVA Subpoena

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The Department of Homeland Security moved to lift the order of abeyance in the E.D. Va. case on the States’ motion to quash its AAMVA subpoena, and asked the court to decide that motion; the docket entry is dated 09/25/2026. The abeyance is the one described in 2026-08-13–23-states-move-to-quash-hsi-aamva-cdlis-subpoena-judge-trenga-holds-motion-in-abeyance-aug-20.

The Movant States asked the court to deny Respondent’s motion to lift the order of abeyance, in a filing marked 10/09/26. The States wrote that the federal government’s filings “strongly suggest that the federal government is trying to evade the relief that this Court ordered,” and asked that the abeyance continue until the status of the 2026-09-17–judge-trenga-enjoins-aamva-from-transferring-state-cdlis-records-to-any-federal-agency injunction is secure.

Sources & Citations

[1] Movant States' Opposition to Motion to Lift Order of Abeyance, ECF 86, E.D. Va. 1:26-mc-00019 — U.S. District Court E.D. Va., via CourtListener RECAP · Oct 9, 2026 Tier 1

[2] Docket, E.D. Va. 1:26-mc-00019 (entries 82, 83, 86), RECAP docket 74645299 — CourtListener RECAP · Oct 17, 2026 Tier 1

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The Cascade Ledger. “DHS Moves to Lift the Abeyance and Have the Court Decide the States' Motion to Quash the AAMVA Subpoena.” The Capture Cascade Timeline, September 25, 2026. https://capturecascade.org/event/2026-09-25--dhs-moves-to-lift-abeyance-and-decide-states-motion-to-quash-aamva-subpoena/