A federal appeals court has denied the Trump administration’s request to lift a temporary restraining order blocking the government from fast-tracking the deportation of illegal immigrants with final removal orders to new countries without first giving such individuals a chance to raise claims that they would face persecution or torture if sent there.
In an April 7 order, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the First Circuit rejected the Department of Justice’s emergency motion to stay a nationwide order issued on March 28 by U.S. District Judge Brian Murphy restricting the Trump administration from deporting foreigners to third countries not previously identified in their immigration proceedings. The district court had found that the plaintiffs were likely to succeed in proving that the policy violated their constitutional right to due process.
