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Appeals court upholds ruling that blocked expansion of migrant expedited removal

Appeals court upholds ruling that blocked expansion of migrant expedited removal

An appeals court has ruled against the Trump administration in a case over the legality of a fast-track deportation process called expedited removal.

Expedited removal has been used for over two decades at the border, and it’s only applicable to people who’ve been in the U.S. for less than two years.

But, as Reuters reports, the Trump administration is attempting to expand the process this year to allow it to be used on migrants who live far from the border.

A lower court ruling sided with an advocacy group earlier this year that filed suit against the policy’s expansion — arguing it cut away at due process rights for immigrants and prevented people from seeing a judge ahead of being removed.

In a 2-1 ruling over the weekend, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit ruled to uphold that order and continue the block.