India, June 24 -- In a win for the Trump administration's immigrant deportation policy, a three- judge US federal appeals court has ruled that the government's fast track deportation program can be applied across the country. It means that the immigration officials can now skip the mandatory full immigration court hearing in some cases and quickly move out some immigrants. The order was given by the US court of appeals for Columbia district, with the verdict being voted 2-1 by the judges in favour of the program.

In August 2025, a lower court had ruled against the Trump administration's policy, blocking the pan- US implementation. The program is centred around "expedited removal," which authorities have used for over 30 years. Most of th...