Supreme Court Rules for Shortened Deadline to Contest Deportation Orders

The 5–4 ruling came in a case brought by a Jamaican citizen who was convicted of several felonies.
Supreme Court Rules for Shortened Deadline to Contest Deportation Orders
The U.S. Supreme Court in Washington on June 24, 2025. Mandel Ngan/AFP via Getty Images
Matthew Vadum
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The Supreme Court ruled 5–4 on June 26 that a 30-day deadline for contesting deportation orders starts when administrative removal proceedings conclude, not when the illegal immigrant is notified.

Justice Samuel Alito wrote the majority opinion in Riley v. Bondi.