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Supreme Court Stays Deportation Order, Clearing Trump Policy

By Drooid · Oct 3, 2026, 4:36 PM UTC · How we work

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The U.S. Supreme Court stayed a lower-court order, temporarily clearing the Trump administration’s third-country deportation policy.
Department of Homeland Security (DHS) General Counsel James Percival defended the policy as part of President Donald Trump’s immigration strategy.
Oral arguments on legality, due-process and torture safeguards are scheduled for December.
Human-rights advocates cite alleged beatings of deportees in Equatorial Guinea and note the country received $7.5 million from Washington.

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The U.S. Supreme Court stayed a lower-court order, temporarily clearing the Trump administration’s third-country deportation policy.
Department of Homeland Security (DHS) General Counsel James Percival defended the policy as part of President Donald Trump’s immigration strategy.
Oral arguments on legality, due-process and torture safeguards are scheduled for December.
Human-rights advocates cite alleged beatings of deportees in Equatorial Guinea and note the country received $7.5 million from Washington.