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US appeals court rejects Trump policy allowing fast third‑country deportations

By Thomson Reuters Sep 18, 2026 | 2:48 PM

BOSTON, Sept 18 (Reuters) – A federal appeals court ​on Friday ‌rejected a Trump administration policy allowing for ‌the ​rapid deportation ⁠of migrants ⁠to countries other than their own without providing ​them a chance to ⁠raise ⁠concerns they ​have for their ​safety.

A three-judge panel of ‌the Boston-based 1st U.S. Circuit Court ⁠of Appeals largely upheld a February ⁠ruling ‌by a ⁠lower-court judge ​that ‌declared the U.S. ​Department ⁠of Homeland Security’s policy was unlawful.

(Reporting by Nate Raymond in ​Boston)