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U.S. appeals court rejects Trump policy allowing swift deportations to third countries

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On September 18, 2026, the U.S. federal appeals court in Boston rejected President Trump's policy allowing rapid deportations of migrants to third countries without due process protections. The court upheld a lower court’s decision that deemed the Department of Homeland Security’s policy unlawful, arguing it violated migrants’ rights by not providing them adequate opportunity to voice safety concerns before deportation. Under Trump’s administration, over 25,000 migrants were deported to at least 29 third countries using this policy, largely Mexico. The ruling is expected to face further appeal.
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On September 18, 2026, a three-judge panel of the Boston-based U.S. Court of Appeals for the First Circuit rejected a policy initiated by President Donald Trump's administration that allowed authorities to rapidly deport migrants to countries other than their own without providing them an opportunity to raise safety concerns or contest deportation. The ruling largely upheld a February decision by US District Judge Brian Murphy, declaring the Department of Homeland Security’s third-country removal policy unlawful. Under this policy, over 25,000 migrants were deported to at least 29 countries, often Mexico, without due process. Trina Realmuto from the National Immigration Litigation Alliance stated that the decision confirms the necessity for due process and protection against persecution or torture, regardless of diplomatic assurances from receiving nations. The Trump administration is expected to appeal this ruling, potentially taking the case to the US Supreme Court.

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1st U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals Boston DHS U.S. the Supreme Court

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DHS ORG · 3× Murphy PERSON · 3× U.S. GPE · 3× Aframe PERSON · 2× Trump PERSON · 2× the Supreme Court ORG · 2× 1st U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals ORG · 1× Boston ORG · 1× Donald Trump PERSON · 1× the Department of Homeland Security’s ORG · 1×

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A U.S. federal appeals court rejected on Friday (September 18, 2026) a policy adopted by President Donald Trump’s administration that allows authorities to rapidly deport migrants to countries other than their own without giving them a chance to raise safety concerns.
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🔮 The Trump administration is expected to appeal.

Claims (16 extracted, 3 hedged)

A U.S. federal appeals court rejected on Friday (September 18, 2026) a policy adopted by President Donald Trump’s administration that allows authorities to rapidly deport migrants to countries other than their own without giving them a chance to raise safety concerns. asserted
authorities → reject → concerns
Ruling in a case that is likely headed to the Supreme Court, a three-judge panel of the Boston-based 1st U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals largely upheld a February decision by a lower-court judge that declared the Department of Homeland Security’s policy unlawful. asserted
policy → rule → Security
The ruling came in a class-action lawsuit filed by migrants subject to deportation orders that has become a key test of what due process protections the government must provide before removing people to countries with which they have no connection. “This decision confirms that due process and the protections Congress enacted against persecution and torture cannot be circumvented by putting someone on a plane to a country that was never part of their removal proceedings,” Trina Realmuto, a lawyer for the plaintiffs at the National Immigration Litigation Alliance, said Under Mr. Trump, the administration has entered into a series of agreements that have allowed it to send more than 25,000 migrants to at least 29 third countries, in many cases Mexico, according to Third Country Deportation Watch, a project run by Refugees International and Human Rights First. uncertain
it → come → International
The Trump administration is expected to appeal. asserted
administration → expect → ?
Earlier in the same case, the administration twice convinced the Supreme Court to lift a preliminary injunction protecting migrants’ due process rights, clearing the way for eight men to be deported to South Sudan. asserted
men → convince → Sudan
DHS had no immediate comment. asserted
DHS → have → comment
Under the third-country deportation program, DHS adopted a policy in March 2025 that would allow migrants to be sent to such countries if immigration authorities have credible diplomatic assurances they will not be persecuted or tortured there. asserted
they → adopt → assurances
The policy called for only minimal notice before a migrant could be sent to a third country that had not given the State Department such assurances. uncertain
that → call → assurances
U.S. District Judge Brian Murphy, an appointee of Democratic President Joe Biden, set aside the policy and concluded that it failed to protect migrants’ due process rights and could lead to their swift deportation to unfamiliar and potentially dangerous countries, without notice. uncertain
it → set → notice
On appeal, the Trump administration contended that Judge Murphy’s order if left intact would usurp its authority to execute potentially thousands of valid orders of deportation to third countries. asserted
order → contend → countries
But U.S. Circuit Judge Seth Aframe, writing for Friday’s panel, said Judge Murphy adopted a “sensible” interpretation of the immigration law requiring migrants be given a “meaningful” chance to raise any concerns before they are deported. asserted
they → write → concerns
“DHS’s proposed interpretation would deny access to that protection to a substantial swath of noncitizens who are sent to third countries with no notice of their destination,” Judge Aframe wrote. asserted
Aframe → propose → destination
“We decline to adopt such an interpretation.” asserted
We → decline → interpretation
The panel included two Biden appointees, including Judge Aframe, and a judge appointed by a Republican president. asserted
panel → include → president
However, the 1st Circuit overturned one part of Judge Murphy’s ruling on procedural grounds. asserted
Circuit → overturn → grounds
That part of the ruling concerned whether the government must first try to deport migrants to countries they have ties to before sending them to third countries. asserted
they → concern → countries
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