U.S. Supreme Court sides with Trump administration in third-country deportations

US Supreme Court allows Trump to continue third-country deportations

The high court grants an emergency petition ahead of expected arguments in the case, slated for December.

Sep 29, 2026

Supreme Court allows Trump administration, for now, to resume ‘third country’ deportations

The high court will later hear arguments and make a final ruling on the controversial policy of sending migrants to countries where they are not citizens.

Sep 29, 2026

U.S. Supreme Court sides with Trump administration in third-country deportations

The Supreme Court allowed the Trump administration to resume deportations of migrants to countries that are not identified in their removal orders. It also plans to hear full arguments on the case.

Sep 29, 2026

Supreme Court Allows Rapid Third-Country Deportations, for Now

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.

Sep 29, 2026

Inside the Business of Trump’s Third-Country Deportations

As the Trump administration fights to keep deporting immigrants to countries where they have no connections, we studied the system that profits from these grave abuses. The post Inside the Business of Trump’s Third-Country Deportations appeared first on The Intercept .

Sep 29, 2026

Supreme Court lifts limits on Trump’s third-country deportations

The Supreme Court on Tuesday ruled the Trump administration can resume its policy of deporting immigrants to countries where they have no ties, for now, as the justices take up whether the deportations are legal. The justices announced they will take the bench in December to hear arguments before issuing a final decision. In the…

Sep 29, 2026

Supreme Court green-lights Trump's third-country deportations

The Supreme Court will allow the Trump administration's policy to deport immigrants to "third " to continue and will consider the legal question at a later date. The big picture: The policy of expelling migrants to countries that are not their home country has faced legal challenges from early in the president's second term — and the Supreme Court has once again cleared the administration's way. This is a breaking news story and will be updated.

Sep 29, 2026

SCOTUS Overturns Blockade On Trump’s Third-Country Deportations

The U.S. Supreme Court on Tuesday once again shut down a lower court blockade against a key component of President Trump’s deportation agenda. The vote was 6-3, with Justices Sonia Sotomayor, Elena Kagan, and Ketanji Brown Jackson in dissent. In its unsigned order, the high court granted the Trump administration’s request to pause a ruling […]

Sep 29, 2026

Supreme Court takes up fight over Trump’s third-country illegal alien deportation policy

The Supreme Court cleared Trump's third-country deportation policy to proceed while justices prepare to hear the full legal challenge in December.

Sep 29, 2026

Supreme Court allows third-country deportations to continue ahead of December oral arguments

The Supreme Court allowed the Trump administration to continue to deport illegal immigrants to third countries for now, while also setting oral arguments in the case for December. The high court ruled 6-3 in favor of halting a ruling by a federal district judge in Massachusetts that had blocked the administration’s framework for quickly deporting […]

Sep 29, 2026

Supreme Court Lets Trump Resume Third-Country Deportations

The Supreme Court on Tuesday cleared the way for the Trump administration to resume, for now, deporting illegal immigrants to third countries in a boost to the president’s mass deportation campaign. The unsigned order pauses a lower-court ruling that blocked the policy. The Court’s apparent vote was 6-3, with Justices Sotomayor, Kagan and Jackson dissenting. ...

Sep 29, 2026