US Supreme Court lifts limits on third-country deportations

The US Supreme Court has lifted a lower-court ruling that had restricted the Trump administration's third-country deportation policy, allowing for the deportation of migrants to countries other than their own without first providing them an opportunity to raise concerns about potential harm. The court's decision temporarily puts on hold a ruling from a Boston-based federal district judge, Brian Murphy, who found the Department of Homeland Security's policy unlawful.

The policy permits migrants to be deported to third countries that provide credible diplomatic assurances they will not face persecution or torture, while also providing notice and an assessment of potential persecution or torture for countries that have not provided such assurances. The Supreme Court's six-member conservative majority allowed the deportations to resume while the legal dispute continues, with three liberal justices dissenting.

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