US appeals court says Trump can proceed with fast-track deportation efforts

The panel of judges has overturned a previous ruling that found expedited removal violated the constitutional right to due process.A United States court of appeals has said that the administration of President Donald Trump can proceed with a process to fast-track the deportation of immigrants living in the country.A majority on the three-member panel for the US Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit voted on Tuesday to overturn a lower court ruling that had blocked the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) from expanding qualifications for expedited removal.Recommended Stories list of 3 itemslist 1 of 3US judge orders release of Palestinian rights advocate detained by ICElist 2 of 3US judge blocks Trump administration subpoena against Minnesota officialslist 3 of 3US transfers immigrants out of Florida Alligator Alcatraz detention centreend of listThe ruling is a victory for the Trump administration’s efforts to curtail due process rights for migrants, as it pursues a policy of mass deportation.Previously, expedited removal was used more narrowly to quickly turn back migrants apprehended at the US border.But the Trump administration has sought to also apply that process to non-citizens detained anywhere in the US, if they cannot prove that they have been in the country for more than two years.That effort has been opposed by rights groups who say that it violates the right to due process, as it does not give non-citizens the ability to appeal their deportation.due process is established as part of the US Constitution, and it applies to anyone in the country regardless of citizenship status.Tuesday’s lawsuit was filed by the immigrant rights group Make the Road New York.In August, the case reached US District Judge Jia Cobb, who ruled that the policy violated due process rights. She also noted that the expedited removal process risks creating errors, resulting in the deportation of people who should not otherwise be deported.