On Wednesday, a federal judge ruled that the Trump administration violated his court order by deporting seven illegal aliens to South Sudan.
U.S. District Judge Brian Murphy, a Biden appointee, ruled that the Trump administration violated his court order requiring “meaningful” due process for the aliens before deporting them to “third-party” countries.
Attorneys argued that sending some of the aliens—who are from Laos, Vietnam, and the Philippines—to South Sudan puts them in danger.
Judge Murphy hinted Trump administration officials could be held in contempt but declined to take immediate action.
As reported by Politico:
The Trump administration “unquestionably” violated a court order when it abruptly deported seven men to South Sudan, a federal judge ruled Wednesday, suggesting that administration officials may have committed criminal contempt.
U.S. District Judge Brian Murphy accused immigration officials of flagrantly defying his directives to provide “meaningful” due process to people they are trying to deport to countries where they have no ties and could face violence.
“It was impossible for these people to have a meaningful opportunity to object to their transfer to South Sudan,” said Murphy, a Boston-based Biden appointee.
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