Trump administration can resume ‘third-country’ deportations, appeal court rules
Attorney General Pam Bondi called the ruling, that deports undocumented migrants to countries that are not their own, a ‘key win’
A US federal appeal court allowed the Trump administration on Monday to temporarily resume summarily deporting undocumented migrants to countries that are not their own.
The US Court of Appeals for the First Circuit, in a 2-1 vote, lifted a block on the so-called third-country deportations that had been imposed by a lower court.
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 appeal court lifted the stay put on the deportations by the district court judge and said they may continue while the case is litigated.