President Donald Trump's administration must maintain custody of illegal immigrants in South Sudan, a federal judge ruled
U.S. District Court Judge Brian Murphy of Massachusetts issued a ruling Tuesday night after an illegal immigration lawyer in Myanmar and Vietnam accused the Trump administration of illegally deporting its clients to third-party countries. They believe there is currently a court order to prevent such evacuations.
Murphy's ruling said the government must "maintain custody and control of class members currently being handed over to South Sudan or any other third country to ensure that the court considers such evacuation illegal if the court considers the court's practical feasibility."
Immigration lawyers believe that deportation violates court orders, requiring immigrants to be granted “meaningful opportunities” to determine that sending them to a third country would make them unsafe.
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President Donald Trump's administration is facing the challenge of deporting illegal immigrants to South Sudan. (Andrew Harnik/Getty Images)
Attorneys asked Murphy to file an emergency court order to prevent deportation. Murphy, appointed by President Joe Biden, has previously discovered that any plan to expel people to Libya would be "obviously" "obviously" in violation of his ruling, which also applies to those who otherwise deplete legal appeals.
Murphy said in his Tuesday order that U.S. officials must appear on Wednesday to determine affected immigrants, address when and how to learn that they will be removed from their posts to a third country and what opportunities they have to file a fear-based claim. He also ruled that the government must provide information on the whereabouts of immigrants who have obviously been removed.
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The Department of Homeland Security did not immediately respond to a request for comment from Fox News Digital.
Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem has introduced a series of federal rulings to block the Trump administration's deportation plan. (Reuters/Kevin Lamarque)
Secretary of State Marco Rubio It was announced in April that the United States would revoke visas held by South Sudan passport holders, and no one else would take effect immediately. Rubio attributes changes to "failure" South Sudan According to a statement released on X, the Transitional Government accepts the return of citizens in a timely manner.
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An Army soldier walked in front of the Republican Palace in Khartoum, Sudan after being taken over by the Sudanese army on Friday, March 21, 2025. (AP Photo)
Founded in 2011, the East African state is on the brink of a civil war, with escalating armed conflicts, large-scale displacement and severe food insecurity.
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Alexandra Koch of Fox News and the Associated Press contributed to the report