US Supreme Court Allows Revival of Trump’s Policy to Deport Migrants to Third Countries

The United States Supreme Court has permitted the Trump administration to reinstate its controversial policy of deporting undocumented migrants to third countries instead of their homelands. In an order issued on Tuesday, September 29, the apex court allowed the administration's deportation activities to resume temporarily.

As a result of this ruling, the policy allowing authorities to deport migrants to third countries without giving them the opportunity to voice potential threats or dangers they might face there remains in effect for now. However, the court has scheduled full hearings for December to determine the ultimate legality of the policy. Among the nine Supreme Court justices, six conservative members supported the decision, while three liberal justices strongly dissented.

Previously, Boston-based US District Judge Brian Murphy had ruled the Department of Homeland Security's third-country deportation policy illegal. The Supreme Court reached this decision following an emergency appeal filed by the Department of Justice seeking a stay on Murphy's ruling. According to human rights organizations, since the policy's introduction last year, over 25,000 migrants have been sent to roughly 29 countries, with a significant portion redirected to Mexico.