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Supreme Court Allows Trump Administration’s Third-Country Deportations, for Now
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The clear picture
What happened
The Supreme Court has allowed the Trump administration to continue deporting migrants to countries not identified in their removal orders while the underlying case remains unresolved, according to NPR, The New York Times and Al Jazeera.
Latest development
The New York Times and Al Jazeera report that the Supreme Court will hear arguments on the policy’s legality in December.
Why it matters
The administration may continue the third-country deportation policy under the emergency ruling until the Supreme Court considers its legality in December, according to Al Jazeera and The New York Times.
Known / unclear
The court also announced it would hear arguments in December on the legality of the Trump administration policy to swiftly deport immigrants to countries not their own.
Will the Supreme Court ultimately uphold the legality of third-country deportations?
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Sources
Compiled from 4 independent publishers The New York Times · Al Jazeera · NPR · The Hill
- The New York TimesSupreme Court Allows Trump Administration’s Third-Country Deportations, for Now ↗
- Al JazeeraUS Supreme Court allows Trump to continue third-country deportations ↗
- NPRU.S. Supreme Court sides with Trump administration in third-country deportations ↗
- The HillTrump administration asks Supreme Court to allow third-country deportations to resume ↗
The big question
Will the Supreme Court ultimately uphold the legality of third-country deportations?
The New York Times and Al Jazeera state only that arguments are scheduled for December.
What happens next
- The Supreme Court’s December arguments on the legality of the Trump administration’s third-country deportation policy.
- Whether the Trump administration resumes deportations to countries not listed in migrants’ removal orders before the December hearing.
Bottom line
The December hearing makes the present authorization operationally significant but legally provisional.

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- Headline updated
The court also announced it would hear arguments in December on the legality of the Trump administration policy to swiftly deport immigrants to countries not their own.
2 sources at this update - Headline updated
The Supreme Court allowed the Trump administration to resume deportations of migrants to countries that are not identified in their removal orders.
2 sources at this update