ICE may deport migrants to countries other than their own with just six hours notice, memo says
Source: Reuters
ICE may deport migrants to countries other than their own with just six hours notice, memo says
Nate Raymond and Ted Hesson
Sun, July 13, 2025 at 3:33 PM EDT·2 min read
BOSTON (Reuters) -U.S. immigration officials may deport migrants to countries other than their home nations with as little as six hours' notice, a top Trump administration official said in a memo, offering a preview of how deportations could ramp up.
U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement will generally wait at least 24 hours to deport someone after informing them of their removal to a so-called "third country," according to a memo dated Wednesday, July 9, from the agency's acting director, Todd Lyons.
ICE could remove them, however, to a so-called "third country" with as little as six hours' notice "in exigent circumstances," said the memo, as long as the person has been provided the chance to speak with an attorney.
The memo states that migrants could be sent to nations that have pledged not to persecute or torture them "without the need for further procedures."
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"Exigent circumstances" present a very low bar, as the Trump administration defines everything as a national security emergency. El Salvador routinely tortures despite pledging not to.
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