Washington, May 22 -- A U.S. federal judge has ruled that the administration of President Donald Trump violated an earlier court order by attempting to deport migrants to South Sudan.
U.S. District Judge Brian Murphy said at a hearing on Wednesday that the administration had violated a preliminary injunction he issued in April, which barred officials from deporting people to countries other than their own without first giving them sufficient time to object.
Murphy said the U.S. Department of Homeland Security notified seven migrants on Monday night that they could be deported to South Sudan, less than 24 hours before they were loaded onto a plane, which was "plainly insufficient" notice.
"The department's actions in this case are unq...