Lawyers involved in the D.V.D. v. DHS case are expecting an imminent decision from the First Circuit Court of Appeals on the legality of the Trump administration's third-country deportation program. The program allows for migrants to be deported to countries other than their own without notice or opportunity to contest the deportation, a practice challenged by attorneys as unlawful. A district judge previously ruled in February that the policy is unlawful, but this decision was later lifted by another court. The plaintiffs' lead counsel expects the administration to appeal any favorable ruling from the appeals court to the Supreme Court.
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A decision from the First Circuit Court of Appeals is expected soon on whether the US government can deport migrants to countries other than their own without notice or a chance to contest it. The case, D.V.D. v. DHS, challenges the Department of Homeland Security's practice of expelling migrants to "third countries" as part of the Trump administration's third-country deportation program. A district judge ruled in February that this policy is unlawful, but a later decision allowed it to continue. The plaintiffs argue that the government is violating the law with each deportation, citing instances where people with court-ordered protections were removed to third countries without being given due process. Trina Realmuto, lead counsel for the plaintiffs, said "The government is violating the law with every third-country [deportation] it conducts."**
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Lawyers are bracing for a ruling from the First Circuit Court of Appeals that could reshape the Trump administration’s third-country deportation program, just as the administration pushes ahead with a new deal to send migrants to Liberia.
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The appeals court heard oral arguments in D.V.D. v. DHS in May, and a decision is expected imminently, attorneys involved in the case told Semafor.
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They’re challenging the Department of Homeland Security’s practice of expelling migrants to countries other than their own without notice or a chance to contest the deportation.
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“The government is violating the law with every third-country [deportation] it conducts,” said Trina Realmuto, lead counsel for the plaintiffs at the National Immigration Litigation Alliance.
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Realmuto → violate → Alliance
She noted DHS has repeatedly removed people with court-ordered protections to third countries.
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A district judge ruled in February that the policy is unlawful, but that pause was later lifted by another court.
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Even if the appeals court rules in the plaintiffs’ favor, Realmuto expects the administration to appeal to the Supreme Court.
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administration → rule → Court
“All of these illegal aliens received due process,” a DHS spokesperson said.
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spokesperson → receive → process
“The Trump administration is utilizing all lawful options to carry out the largest deportation operation in history, just as President Trump promised.”
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