The Department of Homeland Security has petitioned the Supreme Court to reinstate a controversial deportation policy targeting immigrants with no connections to third countries. Under the practice, known as third-country removals, individuals are sent to nations where they lack family, legal status, or other ties. The Trump administration has expanded the use of such agreements globally as part of broader immigration enforcement efforts. Legal challenges have temporarily blocked the policy, prompting the government’s latest appeal.
The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) asked the Supreme Court on Thursday to allow it to resume deporting immigrants to countries where they have no ties. President Trump has increasingly relied on the practice, called third-country removals, in his aggressive immigration crackdown. His administration has signed agreements to send deportees to countries across the globe, with...
