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Expedited Removal Expansion 2019

DHS announced an expansion of expedited removal to noncitizens apprehended anywhere in the United States who had been present less than two years.

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Jan 30, 2026
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How did federal courts rule on challenges to expedited removal and expedited removal expansion under Obama?

The federal judiciary has produced a mixed but government-leaning body of rulings on : in 2020 curtailed most federal-court review of expedited removals at the border, while lower federal courts have ...

Feb 2, 2026

What legal mechanisms—expedited removal, reinstatement, voluntary departure—did the Obama administration use and how do they differ procedurally?

relied heavily on three distinct legal tools—, of prior removal orders, and —to increase removals while appearing to target criminal offenders; those tools differ sharply in who decides the case, the ...