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  "id": 10789332,
  "title": "US Supreme Court lifts limits on third-country deportations",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/29/us-supreme-court-lifts-limits-on-third-country-deportations-10789332",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-09-29T21:58:52.000Z",
  "source": {
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  "summary": "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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        "outlet": "The Hill",
        "title": "Supreme Court lifts limits on Trump's third-country deportations",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/29/supreme-court-lifts-limits-on-trumps-third-country-deportations",
        "published": "2026-09-29T19:30:38.000Z"
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        "title": "Supreme Court lets Trump continue deporting people to 3rd countries while justices consider policy",
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        "published": "2026-09-29T19:31:39.000Z"
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        "outlet": "Hindustan Times - World News",
        "title": "Supreme Court lets Trump resume deporting migrants to countries not their own",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/29/supreme-court-lets-trump-resume-deporting-migrants-to-countries-not",
        "published": "2026-09-29T19:32:25.000Z"
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        "outlet": "ABC News (US)",
        "title": "Supreme Court rules Trump admin can continue deporting migrants to 3rd countries",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/29/supreme-court-rules-trump-admin-can-continue-deporting-migrants-to",
        "published": "2026-09-29T19:43:44.000Z"
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      {
        "outlet": "CBS News",
        "title": "Supreme Court revives Trump's third-country deportation policy for now",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/29/supreme-court-revives-trumps-third-country-deportation-policy-for-now",
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        "outlet": "The Guardian US",
        "title": "Trump agrees to end court fight against $5m verdict in E Jean Carroll case",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/29/trump-agrees-to-end-court-fight-against-5m-verdict-in-e-jean-carroll",
        "published": "2026-09-29T21:22:44.000Z"
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      {
        "outlet": "Le Monde English",
        "title": "US Supreme Court lifts limits on third-country deportations",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/29/us-supreme-court-lifts-limits-on-third-country-deportations",
        "published": "2026-09-29T21:37:56.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Punch Nigeria",
        "title": "US Supreme Court lifts limits on third-country deportations",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/29/us-supreme-court-lifts-limits-on-third-country-deportations-10789688",
        "published": "2026-09-29T22:00:52.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "France 24",
        "title": "US Supreme Court lifts restrictions on third-country deportations",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/29/us-supreme-court-lifts-restrictions-on-third-country-deportations",
        "published": "2026-09-29T23:17:13.000Z"
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}