Trump administration urges Supreme Court to revive third-country deportation policy

Key Points:

• The Trump administration has urgently requested the Supreme Court to reinstate its policy of deporting some migrants to third countries, arguing that recent lower court rulings violate due process rights by requiring notice and a chance to challenge such deportations.
• The Justice Department claims the third-country removal policy has enabled the removal of thousands of migrants, including those with serious criminal records whose home countries refuse to accept them, and warns that court decisions disrupting this policy harm U.S. foreign relations.
• The policy involves agreements with various countries, mainly in Africa and Latin America, some of which have accepted deportees without prior notice or opportunity to contest their removal, raising concerns about the migrants' statelessness and human rights.
• The Supreme Court has previously allowed the Trump administration to continue third-country deportations during ongoing legal challenges, but recent rulings require more procedural protections for deportees, leading to the current emergency appeal.
• Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson is considering the emergency request, with immigrant advocates given until Monday to respond, as the administration seeks temporary relief to maintain the controversial deportation practice.