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WASHINGTON (AP) — The Trump administration violated a court order on deportations to third countries with a flight linked to the chaotic African nation of South Sudan, a federal judge said Wednesday, hours after the administration said it had expelled eight migrants convicted of violent crimes in the United States but refused to reveal where they would end up.
In an emergency hearing he called to address reports that immigrants had been sent to South Sudan, Judge Brian E. Murphy in Boston said the eight migrants aboard the plane were not given a meaningful opportunity to object that the deportation could put them in danger.
Minutes before the hearing, administration officials accused “activist judges” of advocating the release of dangerous criminals.
The group was flown out of the United States just hours after getting notice, leaving them no chance to contact lawyers who could object in court. READ MORE…
