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Trump’s special strategy to deport illegals gives him another tool for enforcement

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Mizelle, C. (2026, October 1). Trump’s special strategy to deport illegals gives him another tool for enforcement. Fox News. https://www.foxnews.com/opinion/trumps-special-strategy-deport-illegals-gives-him-another-tool-enforcement

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President Donald Trump is employing a new strategy to deport criminal aliens who cannot be returned to their home countries due to international law or lack of cooperation from those nations. Under this approach, approximately 25,000 illegal immigrants have been deported to third countries since the beginning of his administration, which advocacy groups consider unprecedented. This tactic has faced legal challenges from left-leaning organizations like the ACLU and National Immigration Litigation Alliance, who argue against such deportations in court. Despite these challenges, the Trump administration continues to pursue third-country removals, citing legal precedents that permit deportation when returning criminals to their home countries is impracticable or inadvisable.
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President Donald Trump implemented a strategy to deport criminal illegal immigrants to third countries instead of releasing them in the U.S., marking a significant change from previous administrations. Under international law, illegal aliens cannot be deported if they face persecution based on their race, religion, nationality, political beliefs, or social group membership in their home country. Additionally, many nations refuse to accept deportees who are criminals. Prior to Trump, most presidents typically released such individuals within the U.S., but under his administration, an estimated 25,000 illegal aliens were deported to other countries through a series of 30 international agreements brokered by the Department of Homeland Security. This approach aimed to enhance national security while adhering to legal constraints on deportation routes.

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🔮 Under international law, illegal aliens cannot be sent anywhere they would face persecution on the basis of their race, religion, nationality, political beliefs or membership in a particular social group.
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ACLU South Sudan State the Department of Homeland Security the United States

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Trump PERSON · 8× the United States GPE · 4× ACLU ORG · 2× Biden PERSON · 2× South Sudan GPE · 2× Donald Trump PERSON · 1× Marco Rubio PERSON · 1× State ORG · 1× the Department of Homeland Security ORG · 1× the National Immigration Litigation Alliance ORG · 1×

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A Biden-appointed judge in Massachusetts held that the illegal aliens have rights under the Administrative Procedure Act (APA) — a 1946 law which governs the process of issuing government regulations — and another Biden-appointed appeals judge upheld it.
framing: assertive · carried by 1 article(s) · first seen 2026-10-01
🔮 Under international law, illegal aliens cannot be sent anywhere they would face persecution on the basis of their race, religion, nationality, political beliefs or membership in a particular social group.

Claims (31 extracted, 1 hedged)

What should the president of the United States do with an illegal alien rapist or murderer who cannot be deported to his home country? asserted
who → do → country
Should he release him inside the United States or deport him to somewhere else? asserted
he → release → him
Over the last year he has been using a bold new strategy to send criminal aliens out of our country and keep our country safe. asserted
he → use → country
Under international law, illegal aliens cannot be sent anywhere they would face persecution on the basis of their race, religion, nationality, political beliefs or membership in a particular social group. asserted
they → send → group
In addition, many countries don’t want us to return their criminals to them. asserted
us → want → them
Others don’t have diplomatic relations with the United States. asserted
Others → have → States
Before Trump, most presidents usually released illegal aliens in these circumstances into the United States. asserted
presidents → release → States
But under the Trump administration, this has finally changed. asserted
this → change → administration
Advocacy groups estimate that the second Trump administration has now deported some 25,000 illegal aliens to countries other than their own, which is unprecedented. asserted
which → estimate → own
This is the result of incredible work by the Department of Homeland Security and some 30 international agreements brokered by Secretary of State Marco Rubio. asserted
This → broker → Rubio
The left has responded, as usual, with a barrage of well-funded lawfare and judicial activism intended to halt the president’s agenda or at least delay it. asserted
left → respond → it
Shortly after the president returned to office, the Trump administration attempted to send a group of criminal illegal aliens to South Sudan. asserted
administration → return → Sudan
The ACLU, the National Immigration Litigation Alliance and the American Immigration Council immediately intervened and filed a class-action lawsuit to stop third-country removals. asserted
ACLU → intervene → removals
Bear in mind that these criminals had been convicted of crimes including murder, arson, armed robbery, kidnapping, sexual assault of a mentally handicapped woman and child rape — but the left wanted them to stay in this country. asserted
them → bear → country
Ultimately, the ACLU burned months of the government’s time in court, but the Trump administration successfully completed the deportations, and, in fact, doubled down. asserted
administration → burn → fact
Just weeks later, the Trump administration deported another group of criminals to Eswatini, formerly Swaziland. asserted
administration → deport → Eswatini
These criminals included a Vietnamese child rapist, a Jamaican murderer, a Laotian murderer, a Yemeni murderer and a Cuban murderer and attempted cop killer. asserted
criminals → include → rapist
As the courts reaffirmed, immigration law allows deportation to a third country when deportation to the home country is "impracticable, inadvisable" or even just "inadvisable." asserted
deportation → reaffirm → country
This broad phrasing gives Trump a rock-solid legal authorization to use third-country deportations to accelerate the mass deportation agenda that the American people voted for. asserted
people → give → that
Case law limits the time that the government can detain an illegal alien, with up to six months being held "presumptively reasonable" by the Supreme Court. asserted
months → limit → Court
This short window of time often forces the government’s hand. asserted
window → force → hand
In many cases, the Trump administration then has to deport an illegal alien to a third country rather than, say, charter a private jet for him back to his homeland. asserted
administration → have → homeland
This new tool is already proving effective, and it may even serve as a deterrent for illegal immigration: If you don’t want a ticket to South Sudan, then don’t come here illegally. uncertain
you → prove → Sudan
The courts are still considering the question of how much notice the Trump administration must give the illegal aliens before deporting them to a third country. asserted
administration → consider → country
A Biden-appointed judge in Massachusetts held that the illegal aliens have rights under the Administrative Procedure Act (APA) — a 1946 law which governs the process of issuing government regulations — and another Biden-appointed appeals judge upheld it. asserted
judge → appoint → it
Bear in mind that these criminals had been convicted of crimes including murder, arson, armed robbery, kidnapping, sexual assault of a mentally handicapped woman and child rape — but the left wanted them to stay in this country. asserted
them → bear → country
Applying the APA to illegal alien murderers is absurd, but both judges affirmed the legality of third-country removals as a tool in the president’s toolbox. asserted
judges → apply → toolbox
The Supreme Court has allowed the government to continue deportations to third countries, but arguments are scheduled for December. asserted
arguments → allow → December
Third country removal is yet another example of President Trump using tools that were always available but almost never used. asserted
that → use → tools
As the President has often said, America didn’t need new immigration laws to end the border crisis—we just needed the right President. asserted
we → say → President
The American people voted for mass deportations, and the Trump Administration is delivering. asserted
Administration → vote → deportations
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