Federal Judge Blocks Trump's Policy of Deporting Immigrants to Third-Party Countries

A federal judge ruled that the Trump administration's practice of deporting immigrants to countries other than their home nations is unconstitutional, dealing the latest legal setback to the president's expansive immigration enforcement agenda. The ruling blocks a policy that had allowed ICE to send detained immigrants to willing third-party countries when their home nations refused repatriation — a workaround the administration had used to accelerate removals. The decision adds to a string of federal court challenges to the administration's immigration powers and is expected to be appealed.