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Supreme Court revives Trump's third-country deportation policy for now

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Montoya-Galvez, C., & Quinn, M. (2026, September 29). Supreme Court revives Trump's third-country deportation policy for now. CBS News. https://www.cbsnews.com/news/supreme-court-trump-third-country-deportation-policy/

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CBS News · collected 2026-09-29 · by Camilo Montoya-Galvez, Melissa Quinn

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The Supreme Court has temporarily allowed the Trump administration to implement its policy of deporting individuals to third countries without ties, while scheduling arguments for December. This decision overturns a lower court ruling that mandated more due process for deportees. The case will likely be decided by summer 2027, with Justice Department lawyers arguing that the policy does not violate federal law or constitutional protections. Critics argue that some deportees have been sent to dangerous and unstable nations like South Sudan and Central African Republic with little notice.
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The Trump administration asked the U.S. Supreme Court to allow it to continue swiftly deporting immigrants to third countries, different from their country of origin, after a federal appeals court blocked such deportations due to insufficient process protections for migrants. Attorney General Todd Blanche announced on X that the government would seek immediate relief from the high court, which previously allowed similar removals. Over 25,000 people have been deported under this policy since March 2025, with most sent to Mexico and others to more than two dozen countries. The administration argues these deportations are crucial for public safety, targeting individuals who pose a criminal threat or whose home countries refuse them entry. However, critics claim the policy lacks due process protections and targets those granted legal protection from deportation back to their home countries. On September 24th, the Supreme Court temporarily allowed the policy to continue while it considers full oral arguments in December, despite objections from Justices Sonia Sotomayor, Elena Kagan, and Ketanji Brown Jackson.

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Camilo Montoya-Galvez
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🔮 About 25,000, though, were sent somewhere else – places where they may have never been and may not speak the language.
🔮 Diawara has no connection to Ghana, but a judge had issued an order that he couldn't be deported to Mali, because it was likely he'd be persecuted there.
🔮 Immigrants from Ukraine and Sudan enrolled in the will be able to live and work in the U.S. without fear of deportation for the time being, even though their protections were set to expire soon, the Department of Homeland Security told CBS News on Sunday.
🔮 Justices Sonia Sotomayor, Elena Kagan and Ketanji Brown Jackson said they would have denied the government's request for emergency relief.
🔮 This is a breaking news story and will be updated.
🔮 The State Department informed congressional officials that the Trump administration is planning to allocate 17,500 refugee spots for fiscal year 2027, and that they will "primarily" go to Afrikaners, who President Trump has claimed are being oppressed for being White.
🔮 Austin Mayor Kirk Watson said that, while the man's condition was serious, he was stable.
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🔮 The DHS policy in question, enacted last year, gave officials the power to send migrants to a third country without giving them any notice if that nation gave the State Department blanket assurances that it would not persecute or torture the deportees.
🔮 Rodriguez Venturas entered the U.S. illegally, but his deportation to Honduras was barred by an immigration judge who found he could be harmed there.
🔮 "It places voters in fear that they will be confronted by armed federal law enforcement if they choose to cast a ballot."
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The high court's decision paves the way for the Trump administration to continue relying on a March 2025 policy that allows officials to send deportees to third countries, without notifying them of the destination, if such nations provide the U.S. government blanket assurances that they will not persecute or torture the deported migrants.
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🔮 Justices Sonia Sotomayor, Elena Kagan and Ketanji Brown Jackson said they would have denied the government's request for emergency relief.

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The Supreme Court on Tuesday temporarily allowed the Trump administration to resume its policy of sending some deportees to countries where they have no ties, while agreeing to hold arguments over the controversial practice. asserted
they → allow → practice
The high court agreed to pause a that said immigration authorities must give deportees more due process before removing them to so-called third countries. asserted
authorities → agree → countries
The lower courts said migrants are entitled to notice and the opportunity to challenge their removals before immigration officers attempt to send them to countries that are not their own. asserted
that → say → countries
But the Trump administration has argued those decisions have prevented the Department of Homeland Security from "efficiently removing aliens," including those with criminal records. asserted
decisions → argue → records
Justices Sonia Sotomayor, Elena Kagan and Ketanji Brown Jackson said they would have denied the government's request for emergency relief. asserted
they → say → relief
The high court's decision paves the way for the Trump administration to continue relying on a March 2025 policy that allows officials to send deportees to third countries, without notifying them of the destination, if such nations provide the U.S. government blanket assurances that they will not persecute or torture the deported migrants. asserted
they → pave → migrants
In addition to granting the for emergency relief, the Supreme Court said it will hold arguments in the case in December. asserted
it → grant → December
It asked lawyers for the Justice Department and migrants challenging the third-country-removal policy to be prepared to address several questions, including whether it violates federal law, the Constitution's Due Process Clause or regulations. asserted
it → ask → law
A decision from the court would likely come by the summer of 2027. asserted
decision → come → 2027
James Percival, general counsel at the Department of Homeland Security, cheered the decision and urged people in the U.S. illegally to self-deport. asserted
Percival → cheer → U.S.
"In our second Supreme Court victory in less than a week, DHS's third country removal policy is back in effect," he wrote on X. "A bad day for criminal illegals and open borders activists alike. asserted
he → write → illegals
It's not too late to get $3,000 and a flight home." asserted
It → get → 3,000
Over the past year and a half, the Trump administration has persuaded several dozen countries — mainly in Africa and Latin America — to accept groups of deportees from the U.S. who are citizens of other nations. asserted
who → persuade → nations
The arrangements, which have been largely shrouded in secrecy, have allowed U.S. officials to send deportees from countries like Cuba, Colombia and Venezuela to African countries, as well as migrants from Asia and other parts of the globe to Latin American nations. asserted
officials → shroud → nations
Some third-country deportees have been sent to notoriously dangerous nations like the Central African Republic and South Sudan. asserted
deportees → send → Republic
In Liberia, deported men and women from Brazil, Colombia, Guatemala, Honduras and Venezuela they only learned they were getting deported to Africa hours before the deportation plane took off — or in the middle of the flight. asserted
plane → deport → flight
The Trump administration's efforts to remove migrants to third countries are part of a broader immigration crackdown pursued by President Trump in his second term. asserted
efforts → remove → term
The Justice Department told the Supreme Court last week that as a result of the lower court decision blocking the third-country removals, the Department of Homeland Security had to cancel a flight to three countries for 70 migrants, some of whom have criminal records. asserted
some → tell → records
The administration estimates that the policy has led to the deportations of "thousands" of individuals in recent months, with "thousands more" eligible to be removed to third countries. asserted
thousands → estimate → countries
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