Judge briefly blocks immigrants’ deportation to South Sudan after Supreme Court cleared the way
- Following a Fourth of July hearing in Washington, a federal judge temporarily stopped the removal of eight immigrants destined for conflict-ridden South Sudan and transferred the case to a judge in Boston.
- The Supreme Court had greenlighted the immigrants' removal the day before, but new claims by their lawyers prompted Judge Randolph Moss to pause the transfers temporarily.
- The administration had been trying to deport immigrants from Laos, Mexico, Myanmar, Vietnam, and other countries to South Sudan despite none being South Sudanese, and the U.S. government warns against travel there due to civil war.
- Judge Moss temporarily prevented the administration from relocating the immigrants from Djibouti until his 4:30 p.m. hearing took place, stating that their new legal claims warranted consideration; the administration intended to proceed with their flight on Friday.
- This temporary halt and case reassignment suggest ongoing judicial scrutiny over deportations to a dangerous region, reflecting legal tensions despite the Supreme Court's approval of removal.
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Judge briefly blocks immigrants’ deportation to South Sudan, but legal path eventually cleared
Despite a federal judge briefly halting deportations of eight immigrants to war-torn South Sudan, he and a second judge eventually cleared the wat for the Trump administration to relocate the
Judge briefly blocks immigrants' deportation to South Sudan
A federal judge on Friday briefly halted deportations of eight immigrants to war-torn South Sudan, sending the case to another judge, in Boston, the day after the Supreme Court greenlighted their removal.
Immigrants’ deportation to South Sudan briefly blocked after Supreme Court cleared the way
A federal judge on Friday briefly halted deportations of eight immigrants to war-torn South Sudan, sending the case to another judge, in Boston, the day after the Supreme Court greenlighted their removal.
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