Judge says Trump administration violated court order with South Sudan deportations [View all]
Source: Washington Post
U.S. District Judge Brian E. Murphy said the removals violated his prior order that migrants be given time to challenge their deportations to countries where they are not citizens
A federal judge in Massachusetts said Wednesday the Trump administration’s deportation of several immigrants to conflict-ridden South Sudan violated his order to give detainees a meaningful opportunity to challenge their removal to a country where they are not citizens.
U.S. District Judge Brian E. Murphy said in a lengthy hearing that the removals Tuesday morning “obviously” violated his prior order. He said the government notified seven immigrants — from Mexico, Cuba, Myanmar, Laos and Vietnam — the day before they were deported that they would be sent to the African nation.
South Sudan, established in 2011, is on the brink of civil war, a United Nations official said recently.
Murphy said that was “plainly insufficient” notice for the migrants to consult with their attorneys and investigate conditions in that country to determine whether they might face torture or persecution. An eighth deportee, who was also on the deportation flight, is a citizen of South Sudan, according to the Department of Homeland Security.
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