Earlier this week, allegations surfaced against the Trump administration, brought forth by immigrant rights advocates. They accuse the U.S. government of deporting approximately a dozen migrants hailing from countries including Myanmar and Vietnam to South Sudan. This, they claim, is in direct defiance of a court order, and they have petitioned a judge for the return of the migrants.
The advocates’ appeal was directed towards a Democrat-appointed federal judge in Boston. This judge had previously issued a ruling barring the Trump administration from swiftly deporting migrants to countries other than their own without due process. Specifically, without hearing any concerns they may have about the potential risks of torture or persecution in those foreign lands.
According to reliable sources, attorneys for the group of migrants involved in the class-action lawsuit supervised by U.S. District Judge Brian Murphy, a Joe Biden appointee, have stated they discovered nearly a dozen detained individuals in a Texas facility were flown to South Sudan on Tuesday morning.
Reports indicate that among those deported was an individual from Myanmar. His attorney received an email on Monday from an official with Immigration and Customs Enforcement. The email indicated plans to deport the client to South Sudan. The attorney later learned that his client had indeed been flown to South Sudan on Tuesday morning.
Turning now to the broader implications, the spouse of a Vietnamese man who was detained in the same Texas facility sent an email to his attorney. In it, he claimed that he, along with 10 other individuals had been deported, as outlined in the motion. The Department of Homeland Security has not immediately responded to a request for comments on these allegations.
This development raises important questions about the adherence to court orders and the consideration of migrants’ fears of potential persecution or torture in their destination countries.
