Supreme Court Temporarily Allows Third-Country Deportations Pending Review

The Supreme Court temporarily allowed the Trump administration to resume deporting migrants to countries other than their own, including destinations where they have no ties. The administration says the policy is needed when migrants’ home countries refuse to accept them; opponents argue people need a meaningful chance to raise fears of persecution or torture before removal and cite reports of serious harm. The court will hear arguments in December and is expected to issue a final ruling next year, leaving the policy’s legality unresolved. The unsigned emergency order gave no vote count, though the court’s three liberal justices said they would have rejected the administration’s request.