The Trump administration said on Wednesday that it had placed eight detainees who had dangerous criminal records on a deportation trip that the alleged lawyers are known to the country of Africa in South Sudan, in its recent attempt to deport migrants into countries that are not their own.
The administration publicly did not reveal the location of the trip, which a federal judge said on Wednesday, “undoubtedly” violating the court that prevents deportation to the third countries without allowing the detainees to contact them.
Officials of the Supreme Internal Security Ministry said that the eight men in the United States were illegally and nominated from Cuba, Laos, Mexico, Myanmar, South Sudan and Vietnam. The administration shared the case information that indicates that all potential departments have criminal condemnation, including murder, attempted murder, sexual assault, and light actions with a child and theft.
On Tuesday, Immigration Lawyers The Federal Provincial Court was told In Massachusetts, at least two men from Myanmar and Vietnam are likely to be deported to South Sudan, saying that the reported deportation will violate an order by federal judge, Brian Murphy, who prevented deportation to the third countries unless the legal rights of the legal process are provided.
During a briefing in Washington on Wednesday to discuss an immigrant trip to South Sudan, senior officials of the Ministry of National Security confirmed that a deportation trip left Texas on Tuesday, saying that the eight detainees from Cuba, Laos, Mexico, Myanmar, South Sudan and Vietnam were transferred as part of a “bloody and military security operation.”
However, officials refused to confirm the final destination of the trip or any official arrangement with the government of South Sudan, citing concerns related to operation and safety. The officials also said they could not reveal the exact location of the detainees.
After an emergency proposal by the lawyers who alerted him from the potential deportation journey to South Sudan, Murphy, the federal judge in Massachusetts, ordered the Trump administration late Tuesday to maintain “custody and control” the potential departments.
On Wednesday, Tricia McLeulin, a spokeswoman for the best Ministry of National Security, said the eight men who were placed on the deportation journey that left Texas remained in the American reservation.
McLeulin also criticized Murphy’s rule. “It is completely tampering with the boycott judge to dictate the foreign policy and national security of the United States of America,” McLeulin said.
During a hearing on Wednesday, the lawyer of the Ministry of Justice Murphy told that the relevant trip had landed somewhere, and also confirmed that the men remained in the reservation in the United States, but they said that the current location of the trip can only be discussed, outside the press of the press.
The Ministry of Justice said that the situation was dangerous for immigration and customs enforcement staff on the trip due to the severity of the criminal records of the detainees.
After a private conversation with both parties, Murphy said that the government’s attempts “undoubtedly violate this court.” He pointed out that the detainees were placed on the deportation journey less than 24 hours after they were told that they would be deported to southern Sudan.
“I don’t see how anyone can say that these individuals have a significant opportunity to object to their removal,” Murphy said. “They did not give any opportunity to object.” Murphy indicated that the detainees were placed on a deportation trip less than a day after being told that they would be deported to southern Sudan.
The lawyers of the Ministry of Justice who argue in the case said that Murphy orders in the case “are not specific enough”, which led to “misunderstanding.”
Murphy did not rule out his administration in the Trump administration in contempt for the court to violate his matter, but he said that this case will be left for another day. “
As part of the Immigration campaign, President Trump’s administration organized Intense diplomat The effort made to persuade countries around the world to accept immigrants who are not citizens, and approach countries such as Libya and Rwanda to take the deportees in the third country.
Early from Mr. Trump’s second term, US officials deported African and Asian immigrants to Costa Rica and Panama, Venezuelan deportees They are accused of gang members to El Salvador, where they remain detained in the reputable Mega prison.
CBS and other ports I mentioned Earlier this month, the Trump administration was preparing to send immigrants to Libya, but this trip was never achieved as soon as these reports appeared.
Yaqoub Rosen contributed to this report.