Trump administration cannot expand rapid deportations, US appeals court rules

US court declined to clear the way for Donald Trump's administration to expand a fast-track deportation process.

A federal appeals court on Saturday declined to clear the way for US President Donald Trump's administration to expand a fast-track deportation process to allow for the expedited removal of migrants who are living far away from the border.

Donald Trump's administration barred from expanding fast-track deportations, court rules (REUTERS)

A 2-1 panel of the US Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit declined to put on hold the central part of a ruling by a lower-court judge who had found that the administration's policies violated the due process rights of migrants who could be apprehended anywhere in the United States.