Trump administration can expand fast-track deportation process, US appeals court rules
The 2-1 ruling lets Immigration and Customs Enforcement use expedited removal nationwide without immigration judge hearings, reviving a key mass deportation tool.
- On Tuesday, a three-judge panel of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit ruled 2-1 to reinstate the Trump administration's 2025 nationwide expansion of expedited removal, reviving rapid deportations without immigration-judge hearings.
- The Trump administration implemented this directive in January 2025 to apply expedited removal nationwide, viewing it as an 'essential tool to combat the unprecedented surge of illegal immigration,' per Justice Department filings.
- U.S. Circuit Judge Robert Wilkins dissented, warning the process is 'woefully inadequate for persons encountered in the interior' and risks wrongful deportations without verifying residency duration.
- Millions of undocumented immigrants now face heightened removal risk if unable to prove two years of residence, as Anand Balakrishnan, senior staff attorney with the ACLU's Immigrants' Rights Project, said the ruling 'undermines the fundamental principle' of due process.
- This appellate decision reverses a 2025 ruling by U.S. District Judge Jia Cobb, who blocked the policy after finding plaintiffs made a 'strong showing' it violated due process, though the administration labeled Cobb's injunction an 'egregious error.
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Trump administration can resume speedy deportations, federal appeals court rules
A federal appeals court on Tuesday allowed the Trump administration to resume carrying out speedy deportations of undocumented migrants throughout the United States, not just near the border.
Appeals court allows Trump to resume expedited deportations nationwide
WASHINGTON — A federal appeals court on Tuesday allowed the Trump administration to resume using a fast-track deportation process throughout the country that is typically reserved for people apprehended shortly after crossing the southern border. The post Appeals court allows Trump to resume expedited deportations nationwide appeared first on West Hawaii Today.
Washington. A federal appeals court yesterday allowed President Donald Trump’s government to resume the implementation of rapid deportations of undocumented migrants across the United States, not just near the border.
Appeals court allows Trump administration expanded use of speedy deportations
A federal appeals court on Tuesday allowed the Trump administration to resume carrying out speedy deportations of undocumented migrants throughout the United States, not just near the border.
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