A federal appeals panel allows the Trump administration to resume nationwide expedited removals, permitting Immigration and Customs Enforcement to deport noncitizens without immigration judge hearings if they cannot prove two years of continuous US residence.The US Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit issues a 2-1 ruling, with Judge Neomi Rao and Judge Justin Walker forming the majority and Judge Robert L. Wilkins dissenting, reversing a district court injunction issued by Judge Jia Cobb.Department of Homeland Security General Counsel James Percival says the decision affirms the agency’s statutory authority and notes the administration’s offer of a $2.6K stipend for voluntary self-deportation remains in place.Civil rights groups including the American Civil Liberties Union and
Make the Road New York say the expansion will produce wrongful deportations of long-term residents and signal more litigation seeking to protect interior migrants.