Trump admin asks Supreme Court to greenlight third-country deportations
The administration filed an emergency Supreme Court request to pause a Boston judge’s ruling that blocking migrant removals to third countries without hearings is unlawful, seeking to keep a tool used for more than 25,000 removals to 29 countries since 2025.
The Justice Department asked the U.S. Supreme Court on Sept. 24 to let it continue deporting migrants to countries other than their own without first offering hearings on foreseeable harm, challenging U.S. District Judge Brian Murphy’s finding that the policy is unlawful, the Straits Times and related wires reported.
Since 2025 the administration has sent more than 25,000 migrants to 29 third countries, including destinations the State Department warns Americans to avoid such as South Sudan. The First Circuit largely upheld Murphy’s ruling Sept. 18 and on Sept. 23 dissolved a pause that had kept the order on hold during appeal.
The Court previously lifted an earlier Murphy preliminary halt, but the new emergency application seeks to restore operational latitude while merits litigation continues. Civil-rights groups argue the practice strands people in unstable states; DHS casts it as essential enforcement capacity. Accounts agree the filing escalates the fight to the justices; they diverge on how quickly a stay could issue.
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Where outlets agree Wires agree DOJ asked the Supreme Court to pause Murphy’s third-country deportation ruling after the First Circuit let it take effect.
Where they differ How fast the Court acts—and whether hearings become required—remains unresolved.