US Supreme Court Allows Trump to Resume Third-Country Deportations

On Tuesday, the US Supreme Court allowed the Trump administration to proceed with the rapid deportation of individuals to nations unrelated to their origins, as the justices evaluate the legality of this policy. The 6-3 ruling temporarily suspends lower court mandates that required migrants to have an opportunity to contest their deportation before being sent to unfamiliar countries. An emergency appeal from the Trump administration successfully overturned a previous lower court prohibition on swift expulsions. Justices Sonia Sotomayor, Elena Kagan, and Ketanji Brown Jackson opposed this decision, favoring the continuation of the lower court's ruling. The Supreme Court is scheduled to hear the case in December.