The Boston-based U.S. Court of Appeals for the First Circuit on Friday largely upheld a lower-court ruling finding the Trump administration’s third-country deportation policy unlawful. The decision requires immigration officials to give people facing removal effective advance notice of their destination and a meaningful opportunity to challenge the transfer based on safety concerns [washingtonpost.com][cbsnews.com][japantoday.com][jamaicaobserver.com]. The Department of Homeland Security policy, issued in 2025, allowed officials to deport migrants to countries where they were not citizens without prior notice if receiving governments gave assurances against persecution or torture. The administration has used agreements with at least 29 countries to send more than 25,000 migrants to third countries, according to figures cited by Reuters and Refugees International’s Third Country Deportation Watch [cbsnews.com][japantoday.com][straitstimes.com]. The administration is expected to seek Supreme Court review [aljazeera.com][jamaicaobserver.com]. Highlights: • Panel composition: A three-judge panel of the Boston-based First Circuit issued the ruling [japantoday.com]. • Legal baseline: Congress has made it U.S. policy not to deport people to countries where their lives would be in danger or where they could face torture [jamaicaobserver.com]. • Partial reversal: The panel overturned part of the lower-court ruling on procedural grounds concerning whether officials must first attempt removal to countries with which migrants have ties [aljazeera.com]. • Supreme Court path: The case began as a class-action lawsuit testing the protections owed before removal to countries with which migrants have no ties [aljazeera.com][japantoday.com]. Perspectives: First Circuit panel: Existing law and regulations provide procedures for claims based on fear of persecution [tenarenses.com]. (Tenarenses) Trump administration: The administration has defended third-country removals as necessary when migrants’ home countries will not accept their return [jamaicaobserver.com][japantoday.com]. (Jamaica Observer) Plaintiffs’ attorney: Trina Realmuto represented the plaintiffs [aljazeera.com]. (Al Jazeera) "An individual’s right to contest removal to a country based on a fear of persecution in that country means little if one does not receive prior notice of the intended removal destination and a meaningful opportunity to contest that destination" — Judge Seth Aframe Sources: • Appeals court says Trump administration’s third-country deportation policy is unlawful - washingtonpost.com • Appeals court rejects Trump's third-country deportation policy - cbsnews.com • Appeals Court Restricts Trump Administration Deportation Effort - nytimes.com • U.S. appeals court rejects Trump policy allowing swift deportations to third countries - japantoday.com • US appeals court blocks Trump policy allowing rapid deportation of migrants to third countries - firstpost.com • Trump rapid third-country removal policy blocked at appeals court - sourcenm.com • Justi�a pro�be Trump de deportar imigrantes para pa�ses diferentes da sua origem - folha.com.br • Sud blokirao Trumpovu politiku. Migrante se ne može ubrzano slati u treće zemlje - index.hr • 美上訴法院大致維持原判　限制遣送移民至第3國 - yahoo.com • محكمة ترفض سياسة ترامب لترحيل المهاجرين إلى دول ثالثة - annahar.com • US court blocks Trump plan to deport migrants to third countries - aljazeera.com • Un tribunal de apelaciones rechaza la política de deportación a terceros países de Trump - tenarenses.com • US appeals court rejects Trump policy allowing swift deportations to third countries - straitstimes.com • US appeals court puts brakes on TCN deportations - jamaicaobserver.com • Амерички жалбени суд одбацио Трампову политику депортације миграната у треће земље - politika.rs • Un tribunal de EE.UU. frena deportaciones a terceros países - deultimominuto.com • محكمة أميركية ترفض سياسة ترمب لترحيل مهاجرين إلى دول ثالثة دون ضمانات - shehabnews.com • US-Berufungsgericht bestätigte Stopp von Abschiebungen in Drittländer - kurier.at • Tribunal dos EUA exige aviso antes de deporta��o a terceiro pa�s - uol.com.br --- 📰 Story aggregated by Kagi News