A federal appeals court formally struck down the Trump administration's current format for deporting illegal immigrants to third-party countries on Tuesday.The Court of Appeals for the First Circuit issued a ruling last week that endorsed a lower court order that Immigration and Customs Enforcement must allow migrants a meaningful chance to claim they would be endangered if deported to a third-party country.This week, however, ICE officials attempted to move forward with deporting at least one migrant, who originally hails from Peru, to Ghana.LIBERIA AGREES TO ACCEPT 1,200 THIRD-COUNTRY DEPORTEES FROM US WITHIN A YEARU.S.judges have repeatedly ruled that the Trump administration has violated due process by failing to notify the migrants of their imminent removals.
(Getty Images)The Trump administration has repeatedly used third-party countries for deportations to execute removal orders on migrants who claim they would be tortured if returned to their country of origin.ICE argued the Peruvian migrant, identified as John Doe, could still be removed because the First Circuit had not formally issued a mandate striking down the policy, according to The American Prospect.TRUMP PLANS TO DEPORT IRANIANS TO VIOLENCE-PLAGUED CENTRAL AFRICAN NATION IN NEW DEALDozens of immigrants are detained by US Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents inside the Federal Plaza courthouse in New York City on Thursday, June 26, following their legal proceedings.The arrests, which took place shortly after court appearances, have sparked criticism from immigrant rights advocates, who say courthouse enforcement undermines due process and deters community members from seeking legal protection.
(Photo by Lokman Vural Elibol/Anadolu via Getty Images) (Lokman Vural Elibol/Anadolu via Getty Images)When asked for a clarification this week, the First Circuit formally issued that mandate, striking down a stay that had allowed third-party deportations to continue while the case was being litiga...