Lawyers see imminent decision in third-country deportation case
The forthcoming ruling could reshape the Trump administration’s third-country deportation program. Lawyers are bracing for a ruling from the First Circuit Court of Appeals that could reshape the Trump administration’s third-country deportation program, just as the administration pushes ahead with a new deal to send migrants to Liberia. The appeals court heard oral arguments in D.V.D. v. DHS in May, and a decision is expected imminently, attorneys involved in the case told Semafor. They’re challenging the Department of Homeland Security’s practice of expelling migrants to countries other than their own without notice or a chance to contest the deportation. “The government is violating the law with every third-country [deportation] it conducts,” said Trina Realmuto, lead counsel for the plaintiffs at the National Immigration Litigation Alliance. She noted DHS has repeatedly removed people with court-ordered protections to third countries. A district judge ruled in February that the policy is unlawful, but that pause was later lifted by another court. Even if the appeals court rules in the plaintiffs’ favor, Realmuto expects the administration to appeal to the Supreme Court. “All of.
The forthcoming ruling could reshape the Trump administration’s third-country deportation program.
Lawyers are bracing for a ruling from the First Circuit Court of Appeals that could reshape the Trump administration’s third-country deportation program, just as the administration pushes ahead with a new deal to send migrants to Liberia.
The appeals court heard oral arguments in D.V.D. v.
DHS in May, and a decision is expected imminently, attorneys involved in the case told Semafor.
They’re challenging the Department of Homeland Security’s practice of expelling migrants to countries other than their own without notice or a chance to contest the deportation. “The government is violating the law with every third-country [deportation] it conducts,” said Trina Realmuto, lead counsel for the plaintiffs at the National Immigration Litigation Alliance.
She noted DHS has repeatedly removed people with court-ordered protections to third countries.
A district judge ruled in February that the policy is unlawful, but that pause was later lifted by another court.
Even if the appeals court rules in the plaintiffs’ favor, Realmuto expects the administration to appeal to the Supreme Court. “All of these illegal aliens received due process,” a DHS spokesperson said. “The Trump administration is utilizing all lawful options to carry out the largest deportation operation in history, just as President Trump promised.”