US judge says deportations to South Sudan likely violate court order
- Immigration authorities may have deported migrants from Myanmar and Vietnam to South Sudan, violating a court order, according to attorneys for the migrants.
- An immigration official confirmed that a man from Myanmar was flown to South Sudan on Tuesday morning, as stated in court documents.
- Judge Brian E. Murphy previously found that deporting people to countries like Libya without notice would violate his ruling, which applies to those who have exhausted legal appeals.
- The U.S. State Department's report on South Sudan highlights significant human rights issues, including arbitrary killings and extensive violence based on gender and sexual identity.
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Asians Deported to South Sudan – Trump Defies Judges' Orders
At least two Asian migrants have been deported from the United States to South Sudan. The deportations are in direct conflict with decisions in federal courts – and possibly even the Supreme Court. “This looks like contempt of court,” says Judge Brian Murphy
Judge orders Trump administration to keep custody of migrants sent to South Sudan
A federal judge on Tuesday ordered the Trump administration to not let a group of migrants being flown to South Sudan leave the custody of U.S. immigration authorities after saying they appeared to have been deported in violation of a court order. U.S. District Judge Brian Murphy in Boston during…
Trump Officials Accused of ‘Criminal Contempt’ For Deporting Vietnamese and Burmese Migrants to South Sudan in Violation of Court Order
A federal judge is weighing a possible criminal contempt charge against Trump administration officials after immigration lawyers said the government illegally deported migrants from Vietnam and Myanmar to South Sudan, in direct violation of a court order. In an emergency filing Tuesday, attorneys representing the migrants told U.S. District Judge Brian Murphy that nearly a dozen people were flown from a Texas detention center to South Sudan, a c…
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