Immigration authorities appear to have begun deporting migrants from Myanmar and Vietnam to South Sudan despite a court order on removals to third countries, attorneys for the migrants said Tuesday.
We're deporting Vietnamese immigrants to South Sudan.
-- Tim Onion (@bencollins.bsky.social) May 20, 2025 at 3:51 PM
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US must keep control of migrants sent to South Sudan in case removals were unlawful, judge rules
apnews.com
... A federal judge ruled late Tuesday that U.S. officials must retain custody and control of migrants apparently removed to South Sudan in case he orders their removals were unlawful.
U.S. District Judge Brian E. Murphy in Massachusetts issued the ruling after an emergency hearing, after attorneys for immigrants said the Trump administration appears to have begun deporting people from Myanmar and Vietnam to South Sudan -- despite a court order restricting removals to other countries.
Murphy said the government must "maintain custody and control of class members currently being removed to South Sudan or to any other third country, to ensure the practical feasibility of return if the Court finds that such removals were unlawful." ...
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