Supreme Court Stiff-Arms Biden-Appointed Judge, Allows Trump Admin to Resume Third-Country Deportations
The article discusses the U.S. Supreme Court’s decision to hear oral arguments in December regarding the federal government’s authority to deport illegal immigrants to third countries. The court’s unsigned order temporarily allows the government to continue its deportation practices until a final ruling is made. The case raises questions about the jurisdiction of lower courts and the legality of the government’s guidance on third-country removals.
The decision comes after a lower court blocked a deportation flight carrying nearly 70 individuals to three different countries, citing the policy as illegal. The Department of Justice requested the Supreme Court to stay this ruling, which the Court granted, indicating support for the administration’s immigration enforcement tactics. Conservative justices show strong backing for the policy, which has already resulted in over 25,000 deportations to various countries, mostly Mexico, under the practice of removing those unable to be returned to thier home countries. The case is meaningful as the justices prepare to make a final determination on whether the government’s deportation methods are lawful.
The Supreme Court agreed to hear oral arguments in December regarding the federal government’s authority to deport illegal aliens to Third World countries.
The high court’s unsigned order will allow the federal government to resume its deportation practice until the justices hear the case later this year, SCOTUS Blog reported Tuesday.
The liberal justices, Sonia Sotomayor, Elena Kagan, and Ketanji Brown Jackson, would have rejected the Trump administration’s request and kept the deportations on hold.
“The application for stay presented to Justice Jackson and by her referred to the Court is granted,” the order read.
It also outlined the main questions to be addressed, such as whether the district court had jurisdiction when it ruled against the Trump administration and whether the “Government’s Guidance on third-country removals is unlawful.”
U.S. officials said the lower court’s order caused the cancellation of a deportation flight for nearly 70 people headed to three different countries, according to the Associated Press.
The conservative supermajority has previously ruled in favor of the Trump administration on similar cases using emergency orders, which kept the deportations going.
Now that the lower courts have finished their examination of such cases, the justices are expected to make a final ruling on the matter.
A Reuters report said the high court granted an emergency request from the Department of Justice to freeze a ruling from Boston-based U.S. District Judge Brian Murphy, who ruled that the Department of Homeland Security’s policy is illegal.
Murphy’s ruling was the result of a class-action lawsuit filed by immigrant advocacy groups on behalf of those looking to avoid deportation.
Over 25,000 illegal immigrants have reportedly been deported to 29 countries under this practice, with the majority ending up in Mexico. Third-country deportations are arranged when the immigrant cannot be returned to his own country.
Attorney General Todd Blanche posted on social media about the case, doubling down on the legality of the administration’s immigration enforcement tactic.
“Now for the second time, SCOTUS just granted our stay in conducting all third-country removals of illegal aliens,” he wrote on Tuesday.
Now for the second time, SCOTUS just granted our stay in conducting all third-country removals of illegal aliens. Again, this is entirely lawful and a critical tool for immigration enforcement. Unlike the lower court, SCOTUS waited to hear from both sides before making the… https://t.co/xQWiKnxNzm pic.twitter.com/husJQ2nUSd
— Attorney General Todd Blanche (@AGToddBlanche) September 29, 2026
“Again, this is entirely lawful and a critical tool for immigration enforcement,” Blanche explained. “Unlike the lower court, SCOTUS waited to hear from both sides before making the decision.”
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