A federal judge ruled Wednesday that a military plane deporting illegal aliens from Asia to Libya violates his court order.
Late Tuesday evening, it was reported that the Trump administration planned to deport illegal aliens from Laos, Vietnam, and the Philippines to Libya.
Anti-American illegal alien advocacy groups scrambled and pressured Judge Brian Murphy, a Biden-appointed judge in Maryland, to halt the plane.
It’s unclear exactly when the military plane was scheduled to take off, but attorneys representing the illegal aliens said the flight was imminent, citing flight tracking data.
As reported by Reuters:
A U.S. judge said on Wednesday that any effort by the Trump administration to deport migrants to Libya would “clearly” violate a prior court order barring officials from swiftly deporting migrants to countries other than their own without first weighing whether they might face persecution if sent there.
The order from U.S. District Judge Brian Murphy came after Reuters was first to report on Tuesday that President Donald Trump’s administration may deport migrants to Libya for the first time this week, according to three U.S. officials, despite Washington’s previous condemnation of Libya’s harsh treatment of detainees.
Two of the officials said the U.S. military could fly the migrants to the North African country as soon as Wednesday, but stressed that plans could change.
Here’s the ruling:
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