The Escalation of the Third Wave of National Removal Operations

Legal challenges to these removals have faced a reshaped judicial landscape that increasingly prioritizes executive authority in matters of national security and border integrity. While advocacy groups have filed numerous injunctions to halt flights based on claims of due process violations or the risk of torture in home countries, many of these efforts have been neutralized by new legislative frameworks. The implementation of the One Big Beautiful Bill Act provided the financial and legal backing necessary to bypass traditional hurdles, allowing the Department of Homeland Security to expedite cases that would have previously languished in the court system for years.