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U.S. third-country deportations

Developments include federal court rulings and Supreme Court proceedings, government policy announcements, United Nations and rights-group findings, and accounts of migrants removed to countries where they have no ties.

DOJ asks Supreme Court to allow third-country deportation policy

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  • Attorney General Todd Blanche announced Thursday that the Justice Department will seek Supreme Court relief after a federal appeals court blocked the third-country deportation policy.
  • A three-judge panel on the Boston-based 1st Circuit Court of Appeals rejected the policy last week, upholding a lower-court ruling that found it unlawful.
  • The administration has deported more than 25,000 migrants to at least 29 third countries under bilateral agreements, according to Third Country Deportation Watch.
  • Some deportees have been sent to countries facing unrest or humanitarian crises, including the Central African Republic and South Sudan.
 2026-09-24 · 3 MIN READ