Trump administration can expand fast-track deportation process, US appeals court rules
The 2-1 ruling lets immigration officers use expedited removal anywhere in the country without immigration judge hearings, affecting millions of undocumented immigrants.
- The D.C. Circuit Court of Appeals cleared the way Tuesday for the Trump administration to expand its fast-track deportation process nationwide.
- The 2–1 ruling overturns a lower-court block from August 2025, lifting an injunction by U.S. District Judge Jia Cobb that had halted the Department of Homeland Security's policy change.
- The expansion targets non-citizens apprehended anywhere in the U.S. who cannot prove they have lived in the country continuously for at least two years, bypassing the typical lengthy immigration court hearings.
- The fast-track process was historically restricted to the border, having been used for nearly three decades primarily to quickly return migrants caught within 100 miles of a U.S. border check.
- The majority opinion concluded that due process was not violated, with Trump-appointed Circuit Judge Justin Walker writing that the administration is legally permitted to expand expedited removal "to the maximum extent allowed by Congress.
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Trump’s Rapid Deportation Rule Approved by Appeals Court for Now
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