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Appeals Court Allows Trump Administration to Resume Mass Deportations Without Trial

HeadlineJun 25, 2026

A U.S. appeals court cleared the way for the Trump administration to resume the expedited mass deportation of immigrants without a chance to appear before a judge. On Tuesday, a three-judge panel of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit delivered a split 2-1 ruling that overturned a lower court’s ruling that fast-track deportations far from the U.S. border likely violate the due process rights of immigrants. Both of the judges who sided with the Trump administration are appointees of President Trump. In a dissenting opinion, Circuit Judge Robert Wilkins wrote, “due process does not wait for a final removal order to be issued before it is owed.”

Meanwhile, a federal judge in California has barred the Trump administration from making arrests at immigration courts nationwide. The ruling also limits the amount of time people arrested for immigration violations can be jailed. This follows a ruling by a separate federal judge last month barring arrests at New York courthouses.

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