Source: The American Prospect
by Gillian Brockell
“A federal appeals court roundly rejected the Trump administration’s third-country removal policy on Friday, largely upholding a lower court’s decision that the policy was unlawful. The three-judge panel on the First Circuit Court of Appeals ruled that immigrants must be given more time to raise fears about removal to a third country, while casting doubt on diplomatic agreements with the expanding network of ‘host’ countries. Immigration attorneys and immigrant rights groups hailed the decision, while noting it was unlikely to help the tens of thousands of immigrants already subjected to third-country removal. And though the decision is effective immediately, it may not stop the Supreme Court from using the so-called shadow docket to stay the ruling and allow Immigration and Customs Enforcement to continue using the policy during appeal, they said.” (09/19/26)
https://prospect.org/2026/09/19/appeals-court-smacks-down-trump-third-country-removal-ice/