Supreme Court lets Trump resume third-country deportations to unconnected nations.

The Supreme Court on Tuesday lifted a lower-court block on the Trump administration's third-country deportation policy and agreed to hear the case in December.

• 25,000 migrants have been deported to 29 countries under the policy, rights groups say.
• 3 liberal justices — Sotomayor, Kagan, and Brown Jackson — dissented from the order.
• 70 migrants' deportation flight was canceled after an appeals court upheld the lower-court block.
• More than a dozen UN human rights experts have urged the administration to halt the policy.

Why it matters: The policy lets officials send deportees — including those already granted protection from return to their home countries — to nations they may have no connection to, without advance notice.

• Attorneys for migrants say some deportees have been beaten, sexually assaulted, detained, or disappeared after removal.
• Destinations have included South Sudan and the Central African Republic, countries the State Department warns Americans to avoid.

How 52 sources split on this story

Where they split: The core dispute is whether migrants must receive notice and a meaningful chance to object before being sent to a third country, or whether a receiving government's blanket assurances are sufficient.

What’s next: The Supreme Court will hear arguments in December; a final ruling is expected by summer 2027.

• The court asked lawyers to address whether the policy violates federal law, the Due Process Clause, or regulations.
• Will the December arguments produce a ruling that narrows, expands, or ends the policy entirely?
• How many additional migrants will be deported to third countries before the Supreme Court issues its final decision?