Pakistan, June 24 -- In a major development, the US Supreme Court has allowed President Donald Trump's administration to restart deporting migrants to countries other than their own. This decision removes a judicial block that previously required officials to first give migrants a chance to explain how deportation could put them in danger.

The ruling came without an explanation and was backed by the court's conservative majority. However, it sparked strong criticism from the three liberal justices. Justice Sonia Sotomayor called the move a "gross abuse of power" and said it ignored the potential for serious harm to those being deported.

Earlier, US District Judge Brian Murphy had ruled that the policy of third-country deportations likel...