Driving the news: The court suspended a February 2026 order that said immigrants should have “the right to adequate notice” and should be able to raise concerns before being deported to a third country.
- The three liberal judges reportedly rejected the administration’s request for a stay.
- That earlier order from U.S. District Judge Brian Murphy, much of which was supported by a recent appeals court ruling, asserted that the administration’s policy “fails to follow due process for a range of reasons.”
- The matter is expected to be discussed in the December 2026 session, according to the review order issued on Tuesday.
Catch up quickly: Solicitor General D. John Sauer said in a petition to the justices last week that third-country deportations are “an essential tool to remove certain aliens” and pointed to relief previously granted by the Supreme Court in seeking a new stay.
- He added that the appeal court’s recent ruling had “created substantial logistical problems with ongoing deportation operations, including the cancellation of flights.”
- The Supreme Court previously granted the administration a stay in the case following an April 2025 order from Murphy limiting removals.
- Once again, the three liberal justices disagreed, with Sonia Sotomayor writing: “In matters of life and death, it is best to proceed with caution. In this case, the government took the opposite approach. »
In figures: DHS General Counsel James Percival wrote in an article last week that the administration had already deported some 25,000 undocumented immigrants to third countries.
This is breaking news and will be updated.
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