The US Supreme Court has allowed the administration of President Donald Trump to resume the practice of expedited deportation of migrants to countries from which they do not come. About this informs Associated Press.
The U.S. District Court previously ruled that the government must give migrants who are slated for deportation an opportunity to raise concerns about possible persecution or torture in their destination country. The Trump administration appealed the decision to the Supreme Court, arguing that the court interferes with the president’s foreign policy authority.
The majority of Supreme Court judges voted to overturn the previous decision without providing an explanation for their verdict. A spokeswoman for the US Department of Homeland Security, Tricia McLaughlin, commented on the situation, suggesting that deportations to third countries could soon resume.
“Launch the Deportation Planes”, she said, calling the court’s decision “a victory for the security of the American people.”
In response to the court order, Donald Trump announced the launch of a “self-deportation program”, according to which migrants who are in the US illegally will be offered $1,000 each for voluntary return to their homeland. According to him, the administration intends to focus on fighting “criminals and murderers” to clean up the country.
It will be recalled that on March 24, the Trump administration decided to terminate the legal status of more than 500,000 migrants from Cuba, Haiti, Nicaragua and Venezuela. These people were in the US under parole programs introduced during the presidency of Joe Biden.
