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A federal judge has ruled the Trump administration unquestionably violated a court order by deporting
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eight men convicted of violent crimes to South Sudan, despite being told not to
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The ruling came from Judge Brian Murphy in Boston, who said the administration failed
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to give the men proper due process, including a meaningful opportunity to object to being
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deported to a third country. Judge Murphy did not order the return of the deportees as the plaintiffs had hoped
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but issued new guidance for future cases. The government must now give migrants at least 10 days to raise concerns about safety in the destination country
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If there is reasonable fear, immigration proceedings must be reopened. Even without that fear, detainees must still be given a fair chance and 15 days to reopen their case
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Judge Murphy also blasted the administration's interpretation of what a meaningful opportunity means
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saying it felt short of legal standards he laid out earlier this year
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In a statement late last night, DHS spokesperson Tricia McLaughlin called the ruling deranged
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saying the message this activist judge is sending to victims and their families is
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we don't care. President Trump and Secretary Noem are working every day to get vicious criminals out of
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our country while activist judges are fighting to bring them back onto American soil
