Overview

• In late June, the Supreme Court cleared the way for third-country deportations by lifting a lower-court injunction that had required pre-removal hearings.
• The July 9 ICE memo directs officers to serve at least 24 hours’ notice—or six hours in exigent circumstances—and allows immediate removal when diplomatic assurances are deemed credible.
• On July 15, DHS deported five migrants convicted of violent crimes from Vietnam, Jamaica, Laos, Cuba and Yemen to Eswatini under the expedited policy.
• The policy applies to migrants with final removal orders who face persecution at home or whose origin countries refuse to accept their return.
• Advocates warn the expedited removals erode due process and may breach the international non-refoulement obligation by restricting meaningful judicial review.