D.C. Circuit Court of Appeals allows Trump administration to expand expedited removal deportations nationwide.

On June 23, 2026, a three-judge panel of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit voted 2-1 to overturn a lower court ruling that had blocked the expansion of "expedited removal." The decision permits the Trump administration to apply the fast-track deportation process to undocumented immigrants anywhere in the U.S. who cannot prove two years of continuous presence, rather than only those apprehended near the border.