President Donald Trump has requested the Supreme Court to simplify the process of deporting individuals to countries like South Sudan, even if those countries are not their places of origin. This is part of the administration’s efforts to push forward controversial immigration policies to the conservative-leaning high court.
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This particular issue stems from a policy enacted by the administration shortly after regaining power. This policy enables the Department of Homeland Security to deport individuals to countries other than their own or where they hold legal status. Importantly, this can be done without prior notification or the opportunity for the individuals to claim potential risks of persecution, torture, or death in the designated country.
This plea was filed at the Supreme Court following significant public attention surrounding the policy. The administration had tried to relocate detainees to conflict-ridden South Sudan without offering them a fair chance to challenge their deportation to a place where they might be subjected to torture.
“The United States is facing a crisis of illegal immigration, in no small part because many aliens most deserving of removal are often the hardest to remove,” the Department of Justice told the Supreme Court.
After a group of migrants facing deportation sued, US District Judge Brian Murphy in March blocked the administration from deporting migrants to countries other than their own without offering written notice and giving the targeted immigrant a chance to demonstrate they have a credible fear of persecution or torture in that other country.
This is a developing story and will be updated.
