Supreme Court lets Trump’s third-country deportations resume

The U.S. Supreme Court's order to resume deportations for now signals the administration of U.S. President Donald Trump may have the upper hand. | BLOOMBERG

Sep 30, 2026

The U.S. Supreme Court, for now, let the administration of U.S. President Donald Trump resume deporting people who entered the country without legal permission to countries other than their own with little if any notice. The court will hear arguments on the issue in December.

Granting an administration request Tuesday over the dissents of the three liberal justices, the high court put on hold a federal judge’s order that required people who are being deported to get notice and a meaningful chance to argue that they would be at risk of persecution or torture. The new decision will apply while the justices consider the government’s appeal.

The court’s conservative majority didn’t offer an explanation, but the order signals the administration may have the upper hand. The justices laid out several questions for both sides to address in their briefs, including whether the lower court had jurisdiction over the case and authority to enter a sweeping block, and whether the government’s policy violates U.S. immigration law or constitutional due process protections.

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