Supreme Court approves swift deportation Under Trump Policy

WASHINGTON (Louisiana First) — A sharply divided U.S. Supreme Court has allowed the Trump administration to resume fast-track deportations of certain immigrants, including convicted criminals, to third countries where they may have no prior ties, a move critics say violates due process rights.

In a 6–3 decision, the court stayed a lower court ruling that had temporarily blocked the deportations. The majority did not issue a written opinion, but the court’s three liberal justices dissented, with Justice Sonia Sotomayor writing that the decision “rewards lawlessness” and deprives individuals of constitutional protections.

The ruling allows the Department of Homeland Security to continue deporting detainees to countries such as South Sudan, which maintain formal agreements with the U.S. to receive deportees. Officials say the policy targets individuals deemed a threat to public safety.

The DHS called the decision a “win for public safety.”

“Since Jan. 20, ICE has significantly increased its immigration enforcement activities with support from other federal law enforcement and DOD partners,” the department’s Office of Public Affairs said in a statement.

New data obtained shows that Immigration and Customs Enforcement has made just under 3,000 arrests in the New Orleans region so far this year alone. The DHS did not release broader enforcement numbers, instead providing a public link for tracking national and regional data.

Immigrant advocacy groups swiftly condemned the ruling. Jeff Joseph, a senior member of the American Immigration Lawyers Association, said the Supreme Court has given the administration “a green light to secret deportations—including to dangerous countries.”

“The decision undermines the core principles of justice and continues a larger pattern of denying legal protections to vulnerable individuals,” Joseph said in a statement.

The Trump administration has sought to expand its ability to remove immigrants whom it argues pose a threat to national security or have violated immigration laws. Under this policy, migrants may be sent to third countries that have signed asylum cooperation agreements with the United States, even if they have never been there.

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