U.S. appeals court lifts block on Trump policy allowing fast third‑country deportations https://t.co/ldHVSRLuWs
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BOSTON, March 16 (Reuters) – A federal appeals court on Monday lifted a judge’s order that invalidated a Trump administration policy allowing for the rapid deportation of migrants to countries other than their own without providing them a chance to raise any concerns they have for their safety.
A 2-1 panel of the Boston-based 1st U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals granted, opens new tab the administration’s request to pause U.S. District Judge Brian Murphy’s February 25 ruling that declared the U.S. Department of Homeland Security’s policy unlawful while the government pursues an appeal.
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A DHS spokesperson in a statement said the 1st Circuit had vindicated the agency, which “must be allowed to execute its lawful authority and remove illegal aliens to a country willing to accept them.”