Appeals Court Restores Trump's Expedited Removal Policy for Fast-Track Deportations

A U.S. federal appeals court in the D.C. Circuit vacated a lower-court order and revived the nationwide expedited removal policy, allowing DHS to resume fast-track deportations of certain illegal entrants who were not lawfully admitted or paroled and cannot show two years of continuous presence. The majority said challengers were unlikely to prove a due-process violation, while Judge Wilkins dissented, arguing the procedures don’t give migrants a meaningful chance to prove eligibility. The policy timeline: first expanded in 2019 under Trump, rescinded by Biden, then reinstated in early 2025.