Overview

• The Supreme Court stayed Judge Brian Murphy’s April injunction that required migrants to receive notice and a chance to challenge third-country deportations.
• In a 6-3 decision issued without explanation, the conservative majority cleared the way for rapid removals while liberal justices warned of exposing migrants to torture.
• The policy targets noncitizens convicted of serious crimes whose home countries refuse to accept them, relying on diplomatic assurances from receiving nations.
• Eight detainees bound for South Sudan remain stranded at a U.S. naval base in Djibouti under federal custody after their flight was diverted.
• The underlying legal challenge will proceed in the appeals court, but deportations to third countries can resume without migrants presenting fear-of-torture claims.