{
  "id": 10931059,
  "title": "‘Third country’ deportation can resume, US supreme court rules | First Thing",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/30/third-country-deportation-can-resume-us-supreme-court-rules-first",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-09-30T11:18:40.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Guardian US",
    "slug": "the-guardian-us",
    "url": "https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/sep/30/first-thing-third-country-deportation-can-resume-us-supreme-court-rules"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "The United States Supreme Court has ruled that the Trump administration can resume deporting immigrants to \"third countries,\" or nations other than their native land, without requiring notice or the chance to challenge their removals. The six-justice conservative majority of the high court temporarily lifted a lower court's decision that mandated the administration to provide immigrants adequate warning and the opportunity to argue fear of torture or persecution in the countries they were being sent to.\n\nThe administration had sought the court's permission to deny gender-affirming care to transgender individuals in federal prisons. Solicitor General D J Sauer argued that gender-reassignment surgeries, hormone therapy, and social accommodations such as undergarments, makeup, padding, and wigs \"could no longer be justified.\" The Environmental Protection Agency union has filed a lawsuit against the EPA and its administrator, Lee Zeldin, alleging illegal termination of a collective bargaining agreement, representing over 8,000 workers at the EPA. President Trump has agreed to cease fighting the disbursement of a $5 million verdict awarded to E Jean Carroll in her 2023 sexual abuse and defamation civil trial against him, as the funds had already been distributed. OpenAI has announced the debut of a new suite of artificial intelligence tools, including \"Dots,\" agents described as \"more ambitious\" than ChatGPT, and a novel method for interacting with AI. Actor Greta Garbo has been reanimated using AI for a Swedish advertisement, garnering critical attention despite receiving a one-star review from Peter Bradshaw.",
  "summary": "Trump administration can deport immigrants to countries other than their homeland. Plus, 550lb bear returns to LA neighborhood Good morning. The supreme court has ruled the Trump administration can resume deporting immigrants to “third countries” , or countries other than their homeland, without giving them any opportunity to contest their removals. The six-justice conservative majority of the…",
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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."
}