• The U.S. Supreme Court has lifted a lower court order, allowing the Trump administration to resume deporting migrants to third countries without prior notice.
• The decision has drawn sharp dissent from the court's three liberal justices, warning it could risk thousands of lives.
• Migrants, including those from Myanmar, Vietnam, and Cuba, are to be deported to politically unstable countries like South Sudan.
• Judge Brian E. Murphy previously ruled that migrants must have the opportunity to contest their deportations based on fears of torture or persecution.
• The ruling is viewed as a significant victory for the Trump administration amid ongoing immigration crackdowns.

The U.S. Supreme Court has allowed the Trump administration to resume the rapid deportation of migrants to countries other than their own, lifting a lower court order that required officials to provide migrants a chance to present fears of torture or persecution before being removed. This action grants the Trump administration another win in its aggressive immigration policy, which has faced numerous legal challenges since his return to office in January, according to Reuters.

The Supreme Court's decision came in response to an emergency request from the administration after a federal judge in Boston had mandated that migrants receive a “meaningful opportunity” to challenge their deportation orders. Specifically, this relates to a group of eight men from Myanmar, Vietnam, and Cuba who were initially set to be deported to South Sudan, as officials cited a lack of cooperation from their home countries in accepting deportees, reported CBS News and Al Jazeera.

The court's ruling permits the deportation of migrants to countries with known risks of violence and human rights abuses, including South Sudan, as highlighted by SFGate and Middle East Eye. Judge Murphy had previously found that the government's actions violated Constitutional due process rights, which require notice and an opportunity for migrants to contest their removal, as asserted by HuffPost and Dawn.

Justice Sonia Sotomayor, joined by her liberal colleagues, criticized the ruling, stating it may bring “thousands” of migrants into harm's way. She called the Court's action "a gross abuse" of discretion that fails to respect due process protections. The dissent was particularly pointed regarding the implications for deportees facing possible torture or violence upon removal, according to ABC News and India Times.

The Department of Homeland Security's spokesperson referred to this ruling as a “MAJOR win” for U.S. safety, effectively allowing for swifter deportations under Trump’s stringent immigration policies that aim to remove undocumented migrants expeditiously. The administration argues that it needs these measures to protect national security and manage immigration effectively, as explained in reports from NPR and TRT Global.