The White House is fighting to preserve a system of expedited removals that targets destinations beyond an individual's home nation. Under this policy, the Trump administration has deported more than 25,000 people to at least 28 countries where those migrants hold no citizenship, according to reporting from the Washington Post. The strategy is a central component of a broader mass deportation agenda to accelerate the exit of foreigners from the U.S.

The federal government recently filed an emergency request with the Supreme Court to revive the removals after a lower court blocked them. That ruling halted the rapid deportation process on the grounds that it violated the due process rights of the migrants. The administration's appeal seeks to restore the ability to ship people to these third countries immediately.