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February 1, 2021

Federal Appeals Court to Allow U.S. Deportations of Unaccompanied Children
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In immigration news, a federal appeals court in Washington, D.C., is
allowing the government to continue deporting unaccompanied children
without a court hearing or asylum interview. The court on Friday
overturned a previous ruling that had blocked a Trump-era policy which
stripped asylum seekers of due process, citing public health concerns
around the pandemic. Some 13,000 unaccompanied children were deported
between March and November of 2020 before the practice was halted. All
three judges on the court's panel who reinstated the policy were
appointed by Trump.


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