US appeals court says Trump can proceed with fast-track deportation efforts
Key takeaways
- The panel of judges has overturned a previous ruling that found expedited removal violated the constitutional right to due process.
- The ruling is a victory for the Trump administration’s efforts to curtail due process rights for migrants, as it pursues a policy of mass deportation.
- Previously, expedited removal was used more narrowly to quickly turn back migrants apprehended at the US border.
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The panel of judges has overturned a previous ruling that found expedited removal violated the constitutional right to due process.
xwhatsapp-strokecopylinkgoogle Add Al Jazeera on Googleinfo Migrants deported by the US government walk to a bus upon arrival at Ramon Villeda Morales international airport on January 31, 2025, in San Pedro Sula, Honduras [Jorge Salvador Cabrera/Getty Images]By Al Jazeera Staff and Reuters Published On 23 Jun 202623 Jun 2026A United States court of appeals has said that the administration of President Donald Trump can proceed with a process to fast-track the deportation of immigrants living in the country.
A majority on the three-member panel for the US Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit voted on Tuesday to overturn a lower court ruling that had blocked the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) from expanding qualifications for expedited removal.