Democrats demand DHS, State Dept. watchdogs investigate third-country deportations

A group of Democratic lawmakers called on the internal watchdogs of the Department of Homeland Security and the State Department on Tuesday to investigate the “unlawful and costly” policy of sending people to third countries to which they have no previous connections, according to a letter obtained exclusively by NBC News. Subscribe to read this … Read more

Congo to receive third-country deportees from the US under new deal

KINSHASA, Congo — KINSHASA, Congo (AP) — Congo will receive some migrants as part of a new deal under the Trump administration’s third-country program, its government said Sunday, the latest such African nation to receive migrants being deported from the U.S. The deportees will start arriving in Congo this month, the Congolese Ministry of Communications … Read more

DOJ appeals Biden-appointed judge’s block on third-country deportations after Supreme Court steps in — twice

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! The Department of Justice is turning to an appeals court for relief after a Biden-appointed federal judge blocked the Trump administration from deporting illegal immigrants to countries not designated in their paperwork, arguing the judge had already twice been overruled by the Supreme Court on the issue. … Read more

Judge rules Trump administration’s policy for “third-country” deportations is unlawful

Washington — A federal judge ruled Wednesday that a Department of Homeland Security policy that allows immigration authorities to deport migrants to “third countries” that are not their own, without first giving them notice or the opportunity to object, is unlawful. U.S. District Judge Brian Murphy in Massachusetts sided with a group of noncitizens who filed … Read more