ICE defies court order blocking third-country deportations

U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement attempted to deport a Peruvian national to the Central African Republic on 2026-09-24, violating a federal appeals court ruling from the previous week that explicitly barred third-country removals. A federal judge had to clarify the court's own decision after ICE used technical legal arguments to circumvent it.

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ICE Is Trying to Ignore Court’s Decision Striking Down Third-Country Removals - The American Prospect

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SCOOP: ICE is trying to ignore the appeals court decision striking down its third-country removal policy, using the thinnest of legal technicalities as a justification. It wants to expel a Peruvian man to the Central African Republic tomorrow. prospect.org/2026/09/23/i... Immigration officials want to send a Peruvian man to the Central African Republic within hours, court filings show.

DHS tried to deport Peruvian man to Africa after appeals court ruling blocking third country removals

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A federal appeals court late Wednesday had to clarify for the Trump administration that its ruling last week barred them from deporting migrants to third countries, after U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) officials were poised to deport a Peruvian man to the Central African Republic. A three-judge panel for the First Circuit Court of...