In a 6-3 ruling, the U.S. Supreme Court has allowed President Trump to resume the hasty transfer of immigrants to third countries, lifting a lower court order that ruled immigrants have the right to challenge their removal. The case stems from the Trump administration’s attempt last month to send eight individuals, mostly from Latin American and Asian countries, to South Sudan. But their plane was diverted to a U.S. military base in Djibouti after a judge intervened. The court’s three liberal justices issued a scathing dissent, accusing their right-wing colleagues of “rewarding lawlessness.” Justice Sonia Sotomayor warned the ruling puts “thousands [at] risk of torture or death.”
Supreme Court Will Allow Trump to Transfer Immigrants to Third Countries, at Least for Now
HeadlineJun 24, 2025