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Trump administration asks Supreme Court to allow rapid third-country deportations

The emergency petition follows an appeals court decision that halted flights, according to ABC News.

Updated Sep 25, 2026 · 06:42 UTC7 reports

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The Trump administration asked the Supreme Court to lift an injunction that prohibits rapidly deporting migrants to third countries.[ABC News]
Solicitor General D. John Sauer argued the judicial block disrupted deportation efforts and forced the cancellation of a flight carrying 70 convicted individuals to three nations.[ABC News]
Advocacy group Human Rights First reported that roughly 25,000 migrants have been sent to third countries under the current enforcement program.[ABC News]
The Supreme Court must decide whether to freeze the lower court injunction while further appeals continue.[ABC News]

The Trump administration filed an emergency request asking the Supreme Court to halt a lower court ruling that blocks swift deportations to third nations.[ABC News]
Solicitor General D. John Sauer said the judicial halt compelled the cancellation of a deportation flight carrying 70 people with criminal records to three separate destination countries.[ABC News]
Human Rights First estimated that about 25,000 migrants have been removed to third-party countries during the administration's immigration operations.[ABC News]

It remains unknown when the Supreme Court will rule on the administration's emergency stay request.[ABC News]

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