US Supreme Court allows Trump to continue third-country deportations
The US Supreme Court has temporarily allowed the Trump administration to continue deporting immigrants to third countries while a legal challenge proceeds. The court's order stays a lower-court ruling that had paused the practice due to due process concerns, with full arguments scheduled for December.
Why it matters
This decision impacts the administration's mass deportation strategy and highlights ongoing judicial debates regarding the due process rights of immigrants.
The high court grants an emergency petition ahead of expected arguments in the case, slated for December.
x whatsapp-stroke copylink google Add Al Jazeera on Google info Demonstrators denounce conditions at the Adelanto ICE Processing Center in California on September 29, as part of US President Donald Trump's mass deportation campaign [Jill Connelly/AP Photo] By Al Jazeera Staff and Reuters Published On 29 Sep 2026 29 Sep 2026 The United States Supreme Court has allowed President Donald Trump’s administration to continue third-country deportations, halting a lower-court ruling that paused such removals over questions of due process.
On Tuesday, the high court granted the administration’s emergency request to resume the deportations, which involve sending immigrants to countries they may have no connection to.
The court’s order was unsigned, as is typical for an emergency petition. It also does not include an explanation or a list of how the justices voted.
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