The U.S. Supreme Court ruled that the Trump administration can resume deporting migrants to third countries without allowing them to present risks they might face there.
00:00The U.S. Supreme Court has cleared the way for the Trump administration to resume deporting migrants to countries other than their homeland.
00:08The decision overturns a lower court order that required the government to allow migrants to present the risks they face if deported to a third country.
00:19Boston-based U.S. District Judge Brian Murphy had previously issued the order on April 18.
00:25The case involves eight migrants from South Sudan, Cuba, Laos, Mexico, Vietnam and Myanmar who were deported in May on a plane heading towards South Sudan.
00:35The Trump administration accused them of committing heinous crimes in the U.S., including murder, arson and armed robbery.
00:42Commenting on today's ruling, the Department of Homeland Security said it was a victory for the safety and security of the American people.
00:49It also marks another legal win for President Donald Trump in his broader push for mass deportations.
00:55Last month, the Supreme Court allowed the Republican president to end temporary protected status for Venezuelan nationals, affecting about 350,000 migrants.
01:05Another ruling in May permitted a temporary halt to a humanitarian program that had granted nearly half a million migrants from Venezuela, Nicaragua, Haiti and Cuba the right to stay in the U.S. for two years.
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