Federal courts issue conflicting rulings on Trump deportation expansion

US courts have issued conflicting rulings on the Trump administration's fast-track deportation policy. The administration expanded the programme in January 2025 so that undocumented immigrants anywhere in the country can be deported quickly, without a hearing before a judge. One appeals court said this expansion is legal. But a separate judge temporarily stopped it, saying it denies people the right to challenge their deportation. A third court ruled that immigrants being sent to countries other than their home country must have a chance to raise safety concerns first. The same court also refused to cancel work permits for hundreds of thousands of people from Cuba, Haiti, Nicaragua, and Venezuela. The conflicting decisions leave the policy's future unclear.