The US Court of Appeals for the First Circuit blocked a Massachusetts lower court ruling that prevented the Trump administration from deporting immigrants to third countries where they have no ties.
- District Court Judge Brian E. Murphy had required the administration to prioritize deporting people to their home countries and ordered the government to give deportees “meaningful notice” before deporting them to an unfamiliar country.
- The First Circuit’s overturning of the lower court ruling now allows the Trump administration to summarily deport immigrants to third countries.
- The three judges did not explain the reasoning behind their decision, but it may be following similar guidance issued by the Supreme Court on the issue.
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