Trump Administration Appeals South Sudan Deportation Block to Supreme Court

⁣ Updated May 29, 2025
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The Trump administration ‌is seeking⁢ Supreme Court intervention to proceed with ‌its plan to​ deport ⁣a group of migrants to South Sudan, a country plagued by conflict.⁤ This move comes⁤ despite a federal judge’s order that blocked the ⁢deportations, citing concerns about due ‌process​ and the migrants’ opportunity to express⁢ fears of persecution.

The Justice Department, under Trump, has filed ⁣an emergency brief ⁣with the Supreme Court, bypassing the U.S. Court of ⁣Appeals. The administration⁢ argues that⁤ the judge’s orders are causing “irreparable injury”⁣ in diplomatic and foreign ⁢policy spheres. Solicitor General John Sauer contends that the court’s⁢ actions have forced the government to⁤ detain the migrants at a military base in ‌Djibouti,creating a burden on American foreign policy.

Though, Judge Brian Murphy, who issued the ​initial order, stated that the decision⁢ to hold the migrants in Djibouti ​was at the discretion of the ‍Department‍ of Homeland Security (DHS). He emphasized that his​ order aimed ‍to ensure ⁤the migrants had a “meaningful opportunity” ‍to ⁣demonstrate fears of persecution, torture, or death if deported.

The ‍legal battle centers ⁤on whether the Trump ⁣administration can expedite deportations to perilous countries ⁤without⁣ providing adequate due process. The administration has⁢ faced previous ​setbacks in similar deportation attempts.

Flight tracking⁣ data indicates ⁣that a plane carrying the migrants departed ⁢from Texas‍ and stopped in Ireland before arriving in‌ Djibouti.Judge Murphy convened emergency hearings after lawyers for the migrants reported they were given less than⁣ 24 hours’⁤ notice of their deportation to South Sudan.

“I honestly think that‌ this is a sanctionable brief. It falsely⁢ claims that the District Court ‘forc[ed] the government to detain ‍ [8 men] at a military base in Djibouti.’‍ This is false. As Judge Murphy himself repeatedly emphasized, it ⁢was the DOJ​ that requested the ⁤option of ‌holding them overseas!”

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