00:02A federal judge has ruled the Trump administration cannot deport migrants to countries they have no
00:08connection to. The decision stems from a case last year in which the government attempted to
00:13send undocumented immigrants to South Sudan and later routed them to Djibouti, even though those
00:19were not the countries listed in their final removal orders. The migrants had no ties to
00:24either nation and neither country was identified as their destination in official removal paperwork.
00:30Immigration advocates sued, arguing the policy violated due process protections.
00:35U.S. District Judge Brian Murphy of Massachusetts agreed, ruling that the federal government cannot
00:40send migrants to so-called third countries without legal authority and proper notice. He ordered the
00:46administration to provide what he called meaningful notice before carrying out any such deportations,
00:51giving individuals time to challenge their removal in court. The Trump administration now has 15 days
00:57to appeal the ruling.
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