In a 2-1 decision the Boston, Massachusetts based court has overturned a prior district judge’s ruling.
By Catholics for Catholics
In another telling victory for the Trump administration, a federal appeals court gave the Trump administration a significant legal victory Monday, permitting it to continue deporting migrants to third countries as an ongoing legal battle over the policy gives way.
In a 2-1 decision, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the First Circuit ruled in favor of President Donald Trump’s power to perform so-called “third-country removals,” a crucial part of the administration’s broader immigration enforcement agenda, according to a Daily Wire story. The court did not make available a written explanation for its decision but moved to rush the next phase of the case.
The First Circuit’s ruling cancels limits enforced by U.S. District Judge Brian Murphy, who had previously blocked the policy and contended that migrants must be given a “meaningful opportunity” to dispute deportation to countries where they have no ties. Murphy’s order had required the government to first attempt removal to a migrant’s home country or country of citizenship before pursuing third-country options.
The First Circuit’s majority included Judge Jeffrey Howard, an appointee of George W. Bush, and Judge Seth Aframe, appointed by Joe Biden. Judge Lara Montecalvo, also a Biden appointee, dissented.
The court’s ruling denotes the latest chapter in a quarrelsome legal fight over the administration’s effort to increase deportations to countries willing to accept migrants whose home nations refuse to take them back. The administration has reportedly reached agreements with countries including Cameroon, South Sudan, and Eswatini.
“The Biden Administration allowed millions of illegal aliens to flood our country, and the Trump Administration has the authority to remove these criminal illegal aliens and clean up this national security nightmare,” a DHS spokesperson said, adding that without the policy, some offenders could remain in the U.S. indefinitely.
Attorney General Pam Bondi also praised the ruling, calling it a “key win” for the administration’s immigration agenda.
“New legal victory: the First Circuit just ruled that the Trump Administration can CONTINUE deporting illegal aliens to third countries,” Bondi wrote on X. “There is more work ahead on this important issue, but this is a key win for @POTUS’s immigration agenda.”
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