Trump rapid third-country removal policy blocked at appeals court

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A three-judge panel of the 1st Circuit Court of Appeals struck down the Trump administration's rapid third-country removal policy, largely upholding a Boston judge's February ruling that found the practice unlawful. The court said immigrants must get adequate notice and a chance to raise fear-based objections before being deported to a country that isn't their own, and questioned whether any receiving country could credibly guarantee removed noncitizens won't face persecution or torture.

The policy, once rare, expanded sharply under the current administration through partnerships with countries that have documented human rights concerns. The court found the government's prior practice of giving as little as 24 hours' notice, or none at all when a country offered 'diplomatic assurances,' insufficient. The Supreme Court had briefly allowed the removals last year before sending the case back down; DHS may appeal again.

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Telling a person where you're about to send them and giving them a chance to object isn't exactly asking a lot, it's the kind of courtesy you'd extend to a neighbor before rerouting his mail. That the government needed three judges and two rounds through the courts to be told this tells you what the original plan was banking on: that nobody would notice fast enough to stop it. Diplomatic assurances from a country about people who aren't even its own citizens are worth about as much as a stranger promising to feed your dog.

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