Federal judge once again stops deporting eight immigrants to South Sudan | U.S. Immigration

A federal judge briefly stopped the deportation of eight immigrants to war-torn South Sudan, the latest case in the Supreme Court hours later Cleared the road for Trump administration Deport these people to a country with little contact.

On Thursday, the U.S. Supreme Court confirmed that U.S. immigration officials could quickly deport them to countries that had no connection to them. Then on Friday afternoon, at a July 4 hearing, District Court Judge Randolph Moss sent the case from Washington to another judge in Boston. Moss concluded that the judge was best able to solve these problems by Brian Murphy, whose ruling led to the Trump administration’s initial suspension of efforts to begin deportation to East African countries.

Moss extended the order, halting deportation until 4.30 p.m. ET, but it is not clear whether Murphy will take action on federal holidays to further restrict evacuation. Moss said the new claim of immigration attorneys is worth hearing.

Eight men awaiting deportation came from countries such as Vietnam, South Korea, Mexico, Laos, Cuba and Myanmar. Only one from South Sudan. All were convicted of serious crimes, which the Trump administration emphasized in proving its exile. Many people either complete or approach complete the service sentence and have a “removal order” directing them to leave the United States.

The lawyers for these people said they could “face dangerous conditions” upon arrival in the country. South Sudan is in trouble during the civil war, and the U.S. government recommends that no one should go there until funeral arrangements are made.

The government has been trying to deport immigrants for weeks. The government flew them to the U.S. Naval Base in Djibouti, but they were unable to move further as Murphy ruled that there was no chance of no court hearing.

The Supreme Court revoked the ruling last month, then issued a new order on Thursday night clarifying that it means immigrants can move to South Sudan. The immigrant lawyer made an emergency request to stop the evacuation that night.

The case was assigned to Moss, who briefly banned the government from moving immigration from Djibouti to South Sudan until his afternoon hearing ended. After sending the case to Murphy, he expanded the bar slightly. The government said it is expected to bring immigrants to South Sudan sometime on Friday.