Trump administration can resume ‘third-country’ deportations, appeal court rules
Key Takeaways
- Appeals court rules Trump administration may resume third-country deportations.
- Ruling centers on asylum-related deportations to third countries.
- Decision signals potential change in U.S. migrant-enforcement policy.
Appeals court ruling
The US Court of Appeals for the First Circuit, in a 2-1 vote, lifted a block on the third-country deportations that had been imposed by a lower court.
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The court said the deportations may continue while the case is litigated.
Lower court ruling background
District Judge Brian Murphy ruled last month that third-country deportations were unlawful but put his ruling on hold to allow the government time to file an appeal.
The stay kept the deportations halted during the appeal.
Reaction and policy implications
Attorney General Pam Bondi welcomed the ruling, calling it a key win for US President Donald Trump's immigration agenda.
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Trump campaigned for the White House on a pledge to deport millions of undocumented migrants.
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