U.S. District Judge Jia Cobb

A federal appeals court allowed the Trump administration to resume expanded use of expedited removal for undocumented migrants nationwide, overturning a lower court's block. The 3-judge panel, with two Trump appointees and one Obama appointee, ruled the plaintiffs did not prove the process denied due process. The ACLU criticized the decision as undermining fair deportation procedures.

A federal appeals court allowed the Trump administration to resume expanded use of expedited deportations nationwide, overturning a lower court ruling that had blocked the policy. The decision, split along judicial appointment lines, permits the removal of undocumented migrants beyond border areas, with the administration calling it a key immigration enforcement tool and critics arguing it violates due process.