Overview

• On June 23, the Supreme Court issued an unsigned emergency order lifting a district court injunction that had halted third-country removals.
• The ruling permits the Trump administration to send noncitizens to nations with which they have no ties without prior notice or a hearing.
• Justice Sonia Sotomayor, joined by Justices Elena Kagan and Ketanji Brown Jackson, dissented, warning that migrants are being denied their Fifth Amendment right to due process.
• Human rights advocates caution that deportees face risks of torture, kidnapping or armed conflict in destinations such as South Sudan, Libya and El Salvador.
• Legal scholars say the decision sets a precedent for future administrations to bypass court orders and limits judicial oversight of immigration enforcement.