June 23 (UPI) -- The U.S. Supreme Court ruled Monday it will allow the Trump administration to resume swift deportations of convicted criminals to "third countries," even if they have no ties.
The high court's decision temporarily lifts an injunction, issued in April by U.S. District Judge Brian Murphy of Massachusetts, that required the administration give those being deported "meaningful" advance notice before being sent to countries other than their own.
The Supreme Court's order will remain in effect as the Trump administration appeals the case. President Donald Trump ordered the quick deportations of convicted criminals in an executive order immediately after taking office in January.
"Fire up the deportation planes," Tricia McLaughlin, a spokeswoman for the Department of Homeland Security, said in a statement Monday as she called the ruling a "victory for the safety and security of the American people."
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