Trump Administration Offers Ammunition to Foreigners Fighting Extradition to U.S.

June 12, 2025  |  New York Law Journal

The Trump Administration’s assertion that foreign individuals without status do not have due process rights and can be deported to foreign prisons, even in defiance of court orders, may provide fodder to those resisting extradition to this country. As required under most extradition treaties, foreign courts tend to be highly attuned to whether defendants’ human rights will be respected post-transfer. The Administration’s pattern of ignoring procedural protections provides new leverage to argue that extradition to the U.S. risks inhumane treatment. In their latest article for the NYLJ, “Trump Administration Offers Ammunition to Foreigners Fighting Extradition to U.S.,” Morvillo Abramowitz Grand Iason & Anello partners Robert J. Anello and Richard F. Albert analyze how the Trump Administration’s immigration tactics may impact foreign courts’ willingness to grant U.S. extradition requests.

Trump Administration Offers Ammunition to Foreigners Fighting Extradition to U.S.