# Trump Asks Supreme Court to Restart Deportations to Dangerous Third Countries

- URL: https://twotakes.us/stories/trump-asks-supreme-court-to-restart-deportations-to-dangerous-third-countries
- Published: 2026-09-25T07:10:41.546294+00:00
- Topics: immigration, supreme-court, deportation, trump-administration, judiciary

## What the left says
- Migrants have been deported to countries like the Central African Republic and South Sudan, places the U.S. government itself classifies as extreme-risk due to armed conflict and terrorism, without meaningful notice or a chance to contest the destination.
- Deportees interviewed by reporters said they learned of their destination only hours into the flight, raising serious due process concerns for people facing possible persecution or torture.
- A federal appeals court found the DHS policy unlawful, and allowing the administration to bypass that ruling risks stripping vulnerable people of legal protections meant to prevent removal to dangerous places.
- Rushing to reinstate mass removals to third countries prioritizes deportation speed and diplomatic convenience over the safety and legal rights of individuals who may have no connection whatsoever to the destination country.

## What the right says
- The administration argues third-country removals are a legal and essential tool for removing individuals, including those with criminal convictions, when their home countries refuse to accept them back.
- Blocking these removals abruptly has caused real logistical damage, including canceled flights carrying people with criminal convictions and new rounds of costly, complicated diplomatic negotiations.
- The government maintains that receiving countries have provided assurances against persecution or torture, and that the Executive Branch has already vetted these nations as acceptable destinations.
- Officials view the sudden judicial reversal, issued without giving the government a chance to respond, as an overreach that undermines a policy the Supreme Court had previously allowed to proceed via stay.

## Common ground
- The Trump administration has deported more than 25,000 migrants to at least 29 third countries in recent months.
- A federal appeals court in Boston ruled the DHS third-country deportation policy unlawful, prompting the emergency Supreme Court appeal.
- The Supreme Court had previously granted a stay allowing third-country deportations to continue in this same case.
- Some deportees have been sent to countries such as the Central African Republic and South Sudan, which face significant instability or conflict.

## Sources
- [The Guardian US](https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/sep/24/trump-supreme-court-third-country-deportation) (Left)
- [ABC News](https://abcnews.com/US/administration-supreme-court-swift-deportations-3rd-countries/story?id=136728772) (Lean Left)
- [Just The News](https://justthenews.com/government/courts-law/trump-admin-files-emergency-appeal-asking-scotus-allow-third-country?utm_source=justthenews.com&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=external-news-aggregators) (Right)
- [New York Times](https://www.nytimes.com/2026/09/24/us/politics/trump-supreme-court-third-country-deportations.html) (Lean Left)
- [The Hill](https://thehill.com/regulation/court-battles/6110459-trump-deportation-third-country-supreme-court/) (Center)
- [Washington Post](https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2026/09/24/trump-administration-asks-supreme-court-allow-third-country-deportations-now/) (Lean Left)
- [CBS News](https://www.cbsnews.com/news/trump-administration-supreme-court-third-country-deportation-policy/) (Lean Left)
- [PBS NewsHour](https://www.pbs.org/newshour/politics/trump-administration-appeals-to-supreme-court-as-3rd-country-deportations-are-thrown-into-question) (Lean Left)
- [RedState](https://redstate.com/beccalower/2026/09/24/breaking-white-house-asks-the-supreme-court-to-lift-lower-courts-restrictions-on-deportations-n2207358) (Unknown)

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