"This is the policy the Trump administration uses to banish immigrants to countries that are not their home countries, and to which they often have no connection whatsoever. The Trump administration does this without giving people notice of where they were being expelled, or an opportunity to object to being expelled there. That clearly violates the Convention Against Torture, which bars the government from deporting people to any country in which there is substantial reason to believe they will be tortured or killed."
"The second Trump administration has forced us to think a lot about what it means—and why it matters—when government lawyers lie in open court and ignore judicial orders. This week saw a rather extraordinary version of a jurist reacting to both offenses when U.S. District Judge Brian Murphy issued a remarkable 81-page decision rebuking and decrying the Trump administration's so-called third-country deportation scheme."
The Trump administration's third-country deportation scheme allows the government to expel immigrants to countries where they have no connection, without providing notice or opportunity to object. This policy violates the Convention Against Torture by potentially exposing deportees to torture or death. U.S. District Judge Brian Murphy issued a comprehensive 81-page decision not only ruling against the policy but also extensively documenting instances where government officials lied, stonewalled, and ignored court orders throughout litigation. Judge Murphy's response represents a significant judicial rebuke of both the policy itself and the government's conduct in defending it, highlighting the importance of judicial accountability when government lawyers engage in misconduct.
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