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ICE memo outlines plan to deport migrants to countries where they are not citizens
UNITED STATES, JUL 13 – The policy enables expedited deportations without full persecution screenings, affecting thousands and raising serious legal and humanitarian concerns, according to advocacy groups.
- On July 13, 2025, ICE Acting Director Todd Lyons issued a memo permitting the deportation of migrants to third countries—sometimes with as little as six hours' notice—even if those countries are not the migrants’ native nations and no formal assurances of their safety have been provided.
- On June 23, the Supreme Court temporarily lifted a lower court's injunction that had prevented the enforcement of this policy, allowing deportations to proceed immediately without requiring diplomatic assurances of the individuals’ safety.
- The policy mandates that immigrants who express fear of persecution undergo evaluations for protections under U.S. law and the 1994 Convention Against Torture, typically within a day, but allows removals in urgent situations as soon as six hours after notification, without guaranteed access to legal counsel.
- Critics including immigration lawyers and advocacy groups warn this puts thousands of immigrants with U.S. ties at risk, with Simon Sandoval-Moshenberg calling the procedures 'clearly inadequate' to ensure safety.
- The National Immigration Litigation Alliance is challenging these removals through ongoing lawsuits, emphasizing the risk of persecution and the lack of proper legal protections for deported migrants.
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