Trump officials allowed by supreme court to resume deporting migrants to third countries
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Date: 2025-06-24T09:42:22.000Z
Title: US supreme court allows Trump officials to deport migrants to countries other than their own
Content: Hello and welcome to the US politics live blog. My name is Tom Ambrose and I'll be bringing you the latest news lines over the next few hours.
We start with news that the US supreme court on Monday paved the way for the Trump administration to resume deporting migrants to countries they are not from, including to conflict-ridden places such as South Sudan.
In a brief, unsigned order, the court's conservative supermajority paused the ruling by a Boston-based federal judge who said immigrants deserved a 'meaningful opportunity' to bring claims that they would face the risk of torture, persecution or even death if removed to certain countries that have agreed to take people deported from the US.
As a result of Monday's ruling, the administration will now be allowed to swiftly deport immigrants to so-called 'third countries', including a group of men held at a US military base in Djibouti who the administration tried to send to South Sudan.
The court offered no explanation for its decision and ordered the judge's ruling paused while the appeals process plays out. The three liberal justices issued a scathing dissent.
The Department of Homeland Security hailed the decision as a 'victory for the safety and security of the American people'.
'DHS can now execute its lawful authority and remove illegal aliens to a country willing to accept them,' spokesperson Tricia McLaughlin said in a statement. 'Fire up the deportation planes.'
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