Trump administration cannot expand rapid deportations, US appeals court rules

The entrance to the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) office stands behind fences outside 26 Federal Plaza in New York City

(Reuters) -A federal appeals court on Saturday declined to clear the way for U.S. President Donald Trump’s administration to expand a fast-track deportation process to allow for the expedited removal of migrants who are living far away from the border.

A 2-1 panel of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit declined to put on hold the central part of a ruling by a lower-court judge who had found that the administration’s policies violated the due process rights of migrants who could be apprehended anywhere in the United States.

(Reporting by Nate Raymond in Boston; editing by Diane Craft)