The Trump administration on Thursday asked the U.S. Supreme Court to lift restrictions on the deportation of undocumented immigrants to third countries.
Last week, a federal appeals court overwhelmingly upheld a lower court ruling that restricted the Trump administration's policy of deporting undocumented immigrants to countries other than their countries of origin, a practice known as "third-country deportation."
Late Wednesday, the appeals court overturned a stay of the initial ruling, which had been in place while the appeals judges deliberated.
The U.S. government is now urgently asking the Supreme Court to lift the restrictions on third-country deportations until further notice, describing the measures as "an essential tool for removing certain categories of aliens, including some of the most dangerous foreign criminals."
Government lawyer John Sawyer said the lower court's ruling "created significant logistical problems" with deportation operations.
During his presidential campaign, Trump pledged to deport millions of undocumented immigrants from the United States, and he has taken several steps to expedite deportations since returning to the White House.
The Trump administration defended its policy of deporting people to third countries as necessary, arguing that the countries of origin of some individuals targeted for deportation sometimes refuse to accept them.
Congress passed a policy prohibiting the deportation of individuals to countries where their lives might be at risk or where they might be subjected to torture.
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