Map of Third Countries Where Supreme Court Allowing ICE to Deport Migrants
Summary
The U.S. Supreme Court allowed the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) to resume deporting immigrants to third countries, which are countries other than the immigrant’s home country. The Court will soon hear a case to decide whether this policy is legal.Key Facts
- Third country agreements let the U.S. deport immigrants to countries that are not their own.
- These agreements are used when immigrants’ home countries refuse to take them or when other options are blocked by courts or DHS.
- The list of third countries includes more than 30 nations; some have high-level travel warnings from the U.S. government.
- Some third countries are considered unsafe due to violence, unrest, or political problems.
- More than 25,000 immigrants have been deported to third countries since February 2025.
- Human rights groups warn that deportees may face danger, persecution, or difficulties with language and family separation.
- The Supreme Court has put a temporary stop on lower courts blocking these deportations but has not ruled on whether the policy itself is legal.
- The Court will hear the case on an expedited schedule to decide the policy’s lawfulness.
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