A federal judge on May 21 ruled that the Trump administration violated his previous order compelling officials to maintain custody of illegal immigrants being deported to South Sudan while the court determines the legality of their removal.
U.S. District Judge Brian Murphy had held an emergency hearing on May 20 after the attorneys of the deportees, who had been charged with crimes, accused the Department of Homeland Security of deporting roughly a dozen illegal immigrants from countries including Vietnam and Burma (also known as Myanmar) to South Sudan hours earlier in violation of an April 18 preliminary injunction.
The injunction stopped the administration from deporting illegal immigrants to countries other than their own without first giving them a chance to raise valid concerns for their safety….
Judge Rules Trump Admin Violated Court Order During South Sudan Deportation Attempt
