Overview

• Judge Brian Murphy issued a 17-page order criticizing the administration for deporting eight convicted migrants to South Sudan without adequate notice or hearings, ruling they violated his preliminary injunction.
• Murphy’s injunction mandates at least ten days’ notice and ‘reasonable fear’ interviews before deporting individuals to third countries, with interviews to be conducted under U.S. custody either abroad or stateside.
• The eight migrants, all convicted of violent crimes, are currently detained at Camp Lemonnier in Djibouti awaiting the required fear interviews after their mid-flight rerouting.
• Solicitor General D. John Sauer urged the Supreme Court to block Murphy’s order, arguing that court-crafted procedures undermine the executive branch and disrupt diplomatic and security operations.
• Justices are expected to rule in the coming days or weeks on the emergency application, which will decide if court-ordered safeguards on third-country removals remain in force.