A federal judge ruled that the Trump administration violated a court order by deporting eight migrants with violent criminal convictions to South Sudan without due process. Judge Brian Murphy criticized the lack of opportunity for the migrants to contest their deportations, which could endanger them in a dangerous country. Amidst the controversy, former President Trump defended the deportation, dismissing the judge's authority. Meanwhile, South Sudan officials denied consent for the deportations and reported no arrivals of the migrants in question, raising further questions about the situation.
The department actions in this case are unquestionably in violation of this court's order," said the judge, suggesting the White House may have committed criminal contempt.
South Sudan officials, who did not consent to the deportations, also confirmed that no foreign migrants had arrived in the country.
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