US Supreme Court allows Trump administration to resume third-country deportations
WASHINGTON: The US Supreme Court has temporarily allowed President Donald Trump’s administration to resume deporting migrants to countries other than their homelands.The court put on hold a lower-court ruling that required migrants to receive adequate notice and a meaningful opportunity to raise safety concerns before being removed to a third country. The decision allows the…
WASHINGTON: The US Supreme Court has temporarily allowed President Donald Trump’s administration to resume deporting migrants to countries other than their homelands.
The court put on hold a lower-court ruling that required migrants to receive adequate notice and a meaningful opportunity to raise safety concerns before being removed to a third country. The decision allows the administration to restart rapid deportations while the broader legal challenge is pending.
The Supreme Court scheduled oral arguments for December to determine whether the policy is lawful. The justices are expected to examine whether the government can send migrants to countries with which they have no connection and where they could face persecution, torture or other serious dangers.
Justices Sonia Sotomayor, Elena Kagan and Ketanji Brown Jackson indicated that they would have rejected the administration’s request. Lawyers representing migrants stressed that the order does not declare the policy lawful; it only permits the policy to continue temporarily until the court issues a final ruling.
The move is part of President Trump’s broader immigration crackdown and his plan to expand deportations across the United States.
