The appeals court rejected the administration’s attempt to exempt third-country removals from these procedures, although it overturned parts of the lower court’s ruling concerning the order in which destination countries must be considered. REUTERS/Aaron Schwartz/File Photo
\n\nThe US Supreme Court is preparing to hear a major legal challenge to President Donald Trump’s administration over its policy of deporting migrants to countries other than their own, as questions grow over protections for people who fear persecution or torture.
\n\nThe case, Department of Homeland Security v. D.V.D., centres on whether the government can remove migrants with final deportation orders to third countries without providing prior notice and a meaningful opportunity to challenge their transfer.
\n\nThe Supreme Court has allowed the policy to remain in effect while the legal proceedings continue. However, it has not ruled that the policy itself is lawful. The justices are scheduled to hear arguments on December 9.
\n\nThe dispute has drawn attention to the experiences of migrants sent to countries where US immigration judges had previously determined that they should not be returned.
\n\nAccording to a report by 60 Minutes, Malian national Moussa Diawara, who had lived in the United States for approximately 25 years and had been…
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