A federal appeals court has given the Trump administration the green light to carry out expedited deportations of undocumented migrants throughout the United States. The ruling overturns a lower court decision that had temporarily blocked the expansion of expedited removal. The Trump administration views this expansion as a key tool for its mass deportation policy.
The expansion of expedited removal allows for quick deportation without a chance to appear before a judge, and has previously been applied to migrants arriving by sea or caught at or near the border.
The ACLU has criticized the ruling, saying it undermines the principle of due process for those facing deportation. The organization argues that the expedited removal process is unfair and error-prone, and will subject people to an unjust system.
