A recent flight carrying eight immigrants from Texas, reportedly bound for South Sudan, will now be detained in Djibouti for two weeks due to a court order, as stated by White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt. During a briefing, she condemned U.S. District Court Judge Brian Murphy in Massachusetts, who ruled that the deportation violated a prior injunction prohibiting transfers of individuals to countries without proper safeguards against torture or persecution. The immigrants, originating from Myanmar, Laos, Vietnam, Cuba, Mexico, and South Sudan, had been deported without adequate prior notice, which Judge Murphy criticized. In his ruling, he mandated that they be provided with legal counsel and at least 15 days to reopen immigration proceedings if the government intended to send them to a third country.
Leavitt accused Murphy of attempting to “bring these monsters back to our country” and claimed the judge’s decision jeopardized U.S. diplomatic relations and endangered federal agents dealing with these individuals, referring to them as “illegal murderers, criminals, and rapists.” She described the order as a “massive judicial overreach,” asserting that it intrudes on U.S. foreign policy and national security.
The timeline outlined by Murphy revealed that the immigrants learned of their flight destination late Monday evening and were transported to the airport the following morning, denying them the opportunity to consult attorneys or family members. Murphy concluded that the U.S. Department of Homeland Security’s actions were clear violations of his court’s order, emphasizing the lack of sufficient time for the immigrants to challenge their deportations.
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