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The Guardian - US
The Guardian - US
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Lauren Gambino and agencies

US supreme court clears way for Trump to deport migrants to countries not their own

planes at an air force base
A US air force Boeing C-17 used for deportation flights at Biggs army airfield in Fort Bliss, Texas. Photograph: Justin Hamel/AFP via Getty Images

The US supreme court on Monday paved the way for the Trump administration to resume deporting migrants to countries they are not from, including to conflict-ridden places such as South Sudan.

In a brief, unsigned order, the court’s conservative supermajority paused the ruling by a Boston-based federal judge who said immigrants deserved a “meaningful opportunity” to bring claims that they would face the risk of torture, persecution or even death if removed to certain countries that have agreed to take people deported from the US.

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