A federal judge has ruled that the Trump administration must keep track of illegal immigrants deported to South Sudan in the event that the removals are considered unlawful.
According to U.S. District Judge Brian Murphy, the government must “maintain custody and control of class members currently being removed to South Sudan or to any other third country, to ensure the practical feasibility of return if the Court finds that such removals were unlawful.”
Homeland Security Assistant Secretary Tricia McLaughlin said the judge is “trying to force the United States to bring back these uniquely barbaric monsters who present a clear and present threat to the safety of the American people and American victims.”
“We are fully compliant with the law and court orders, it is absolutely absurd for a district judge to try to dictate the foreign policy and national security of the United States of America. These are the monsters that the district judge is trying to protect,” she said. “The contrast is brutally stark. President Trump and Secretary Noem are working every single day to get these vicious criminals off of American streets, and while activist judges are on the other side fighting to get them back onto United States soil.”
The White House showcased the deported migrants, highlighting their criminal records. The migrants had convictions for kidnapping, robbery, homicide, and other offenses.
Last month, Secretary of State Marco Rubio declared that the United States would no longer issue visas to South Sudanese nationals and would revoke existing ones, citing South Sudan’s failure to cooperate with the return of its deported citizens.
