Trump holding migrants in Djibouti after judge blocks trip to South Sudan

Judge: DHS South Sudan formation violated bid

Judge rules Trump medication violated tribunal bid with South Sudan deportation flight 05:38

A radical of 8 migrants are being held successful the tiny African state of Djibouti aft a justice said the Trump administration's effort to alert them to South Sudan "unquestionably" violated a tribunal order, President Trump confirmed Thursday.

Mr. Trump lashed retired astatine U.S. District Judge Brian Murphy, who ordered the government to "maintain custody and control" of the migrants Tuesday. Attorneys accidental the migrants were enactment connected a formation to violence-plagued South Sudan, allegedly violating an earlier bid by Murphy requiring migrants to beryllium fixed definite owed process rights earlier they're deported to a 3rd country. The Trump medication says the 8 men person superior transgression records.

"A Federal Judge successful Boston, who knew perfectly thing astir the situation, oregon thing else, has ordered that EIGHT of the astir convulsive criminals connected Earth curtail their travel to South Sudan, and alternatively stay successful Djibouti," Mr. Trump said successful a Truth Social post. "He would not let these monsters to proceed to their last destination."

Djibouti is simply a tiny state connected the Horn of Africa connected the continent's eastbound coast, located crossed the Gulf of Aden from the Arabian Peninsula. Mr. Trump didn't specify wherever the deportees are being held, but the U.S. has a subject base successful the country.

Mr. Trump said "a ample fig of ICE Officers" were besides near with the men.

Murphy has ordered the Trump administration to springiness six men "reasonable fear" interviews to surface them for immoderate concerns astir being harmed successful a 3rd country. If they bash not fulfill the tenable fearfulness standard, the authorities indispensable springiness them astatine slightest 15 days to situation their removal. Murphy says the men tin beryllium held either successful the U.S. oregon abroad, arsenic agelong arsenic the authorities maintains custody implicit them.

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