Supreme Court allows Trump third-country deportations to proceed

Summarised from 11 outlets · 18 reports · Updated 2 Oct, 14:32 · Archive

The Supreme Court's conservative majority temporarily lifted restrictions on deporting migrants to countries other than their homelands.

The US Supreme Court's conservative majority temporarily lifted restrictions preventing the Trump administration from deporting migrants to third countries—nations other than their own. The decision allows deportations to resume while the court prepares to hear full arguments on the policy's legality in December.

The lower court had required the administration to provide immigrants with notice of where they would be sent and opportunity to argue they face risks of torture or persecution. The Supreme Court's unsigned order suspended these protections. Six conservative justices backed the measure, with liberal justices dissenting.

Fox News reported that the United States has deported approximately 25,000 people to third countries under Trump, including those convicted of serious crimes including murder and rape.

Democratic lawmakers responded to the ruling by calling it indefensible and saying Congress must intervene to protect migrants from potential harm. The case highlights ongoing disputes over Trump's immigration enforcement policies.

The Supreme Court separately agreed to hear arguments on another Trump immigration policy: the indefinite detention of migrants awaiting deportation hearings without access to bond hearings. That case will determine whether detaining immigrants for lengthy periods without bail hearings is lawful.

How it is being reported

• US Supreme Court agrees to take up Trump’s ICE detention policyThe case is the latest dispute over US President Donald Trump’s sweeping immigration crackdown.Al Jazeera · 1 Oct, 18:35
• Supreme Court to review Trump policy denying bond hearings to detained immigrantsThe federal government has indefinitely detained thousands of immigrants facing deportation proceedingsIndependent World · 1 Oct, 17:58
• Supreme Court to take up key Trump immigration case that could restart ‘catch and release’The Supreme Court announced it will hear arguments in a lawsuit over the Trump administration's practice of indefinitely detaining migrants who crossed the border illegally.New York Post · 1 Oct, 17:43
• Supreme Court will decide on legality of indefinite immigration detentionThe Supreme Court said Thursday that it will decide if President Donald Trump's policy of detaining immigrants while they await hearings is legal.UPI · 1 Oct, 17:08
• Supreme Court to hear challenge to Trump's mass detention policyThe Supreme Court agreed to hear a case that will determine whether criminal noncitizens held in detention while awaiting deportation are entitled to bond hearings after lengthy periods behind bars.Fox News · 1 Oct, 15:07
• Supreme Court to hear dispute over Trump's mandatory detention policyThe Supreme Court said it will consider whether the Trump administration can detain tens of thousands of immigrants without access to bond hearings.CBS News · 1 Oct, 14:51
• Trump’s special strategy to deport illegals gives him another tool for enforcementThe United States has deported some 25,000 illegal aliens to third countries under Trump, which includes targeting criminal aliens convicted of murder and rape.Fox News · 1 Oct, 10:00
• Democratic lawmakers call for protections over third country deportations after ‘indefensible’ court ruling – US politics liveLawmakers say ‘Congress must step in’ after supreme court ruled to allow Trump officials to resume deporting people where their lives could be in danger US supreme court allows Trump officials to resume deportations to third countries Sign up for the Breaking News US email Donald Trump will be in Washington today. We’ll hear from him at 11am ET for a Hispanic Heritage month at the White House. Later, the president will make an announcement alongside the commerce secretary, Howard Lutnick , widely expected to be about a multi-billion dollar investment from South Korea, according to reports.…The Guardian · 30 Sept, 13:06
• ‘Third country’ deportation can resume, US supreme court rules | First ThingTrump administration can deport immigrants to countries other than their homeland. Plus, 550lb bear returns to LA neighborhood Good morning. The supreme court has ruled the Trump administration can resume deporting immigrants to “third countries” , or countries other than their homeland, without giving them any opportunity to contest their removals. The six-justice conservative majority of the high court temporarily lifted a decision by a lower court that required the administration to provide immigrants sufficient notice and the opportunity to claim fear of torture or persecution in the…Guardian World · 30 Sept, 12:18
• Supreme Court lets Trump’s third-country deportations resumeThe high court put on hold a federal judge's order that required people who are being deported to get notice and a chance to argue their case.The Japan Times · 30 Sept, 02:35
• US Supreme Court lifts restrictions on third-country deportationsThe US Supreme Court on Tuesday cleared the Trump administration to resume deporting migrants to countries other than their own while it considers the legality of the practice. The court’s conservative majority temporarily blocked safeguards requiring deportees to receive notice of where they would be sent and time to raise persecution concerns.France 24 · 30 Sept, 00:17
• Supreme Court allows ‘third-country’ deportations to continue -- for nowThe Supreme Court on Tuesday said it will hear arguments in a challenge to a federal policy of removing immigrants to countries other than their own.UPI · 29 Sept, 23:38
• US Supreme Court allows Trump to continue third-country deportationsThe high court grants an emergency petition ahead of expected arguments in the case, slated for December.Al Jazeera · 29 Sept, 23:06
• Supreme Court takes up fight over Trump’s third-country illegal alien deportation policyThe Supreme Court cleared Trump's third-country deportation policy to proceed while justices prepare to hear the full legal challenge in December.Fox News · 29 Sept, 22:15
• Trump administration can deport non-citizens to third countries for nowSupreme Court issues temporary decision allowing US to send immigrants to nations where they have no tiesFinancial Times · 29 Sept, 21:06
• US supreme court allows Trump officials to resume deportations to third countriesConservative majority temporarily lifts lower-court decision as liberal justices dissent from ruling The Trump administration may deport immigrants to a “third country”, or a country other than their homeland, without providing them an opportunity to dispute due to humanitarian concerns, the supreme court said in a brief order on Tuesday. The six-justice conservative majority of the high court temporarily lifted a lower court decision that determined immigrants being deported to a third country needed notice to argue they are at risk of persecution. Continue reading...Guardian World · 29 Sept, 20:37
• Supreme Court revives Trump's third-country deportation policy for nowThe Supreme Court said in an unsigned order it will hear arguments in the challenge to the Trump administration's third-country-removal policy in December.CBS News · 29 Sept, 20:34
• U.S. Supreme Court sides with Trump administration in third-country deportationsThe Supreme Court allowed the Trump administration to resume deportations of migrants to countries that are not identified in their removal orders. It also plans to hear full arguments on the case.NPR · 29 Sept, 20:19

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