The Supreme Court on Tuesday cleared the way for the Trump administration to resume, for now, deporting illegal immigrants to third countries in a boost to the president’s mass deportation campaign.
The unsigned order pauses a lower-court ruling that blocked the policy. The Court’s apparent vote was 6-3, with Justices Sotomayor, Kagan and Jackson dissenting.
The high court also granted certiorari, meaning the justices will hear full oral arguments in December, with a decision expected by next summer.
Under the policy, the administration has deported roughly 25,000 migrants to more than two dozen countries, including Liberia and Guyana, according to the Associated Press. The vast majority have been sent to Mexico.
“In our second Supreme Court victory in less than a week, DHS’s third country removal policy is back in effect,” DHS General Counsel James Percival said. “A bad day for criminal illegals and open borders activists alike.”
This is a developing story.
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