Trump administration's third country' deportation policy is unlawful, judge rules

"Murphy said migrants challenging the Department of Homeland Security's policy have the right to meaningful notice and an opportunity to object before they are removed to a third country. The policy extinguishes valid challenges to third-country removal by effecting removal before those challenges can be raised, the judge concluded."

"These are our laws, and it is with profound gratitude for the unbelievable luck of being born in the United States of America that this Court affirms these and our nation's bedrock principle: that no person' in this country may be deprived of life, liberty, or property, without due process of law,' Murphy wrote."

"Murphy said President Donald Trump's administration has repeatedly violated or tried to violate his orders. Last March, he noted, the Defense Department deported at least six class members to El Salvador and Mexico without providing the process required under a temporary restraining order that Murphy issued."

A federal judge in Massachusetts ruled that the Trump administration's policy of deporting immigrants to third countries where they have no connections is unlawful and must be suspended. The judge determined that migrants have the right to meaningful notice and an opportunity to object before removal to a third country. The policy violates due process by removing people before legal challenges can be raised. This ruling comes after the Supreme Court previously sided with the administration on the same issue. The judge noted the administration has repeatedly violated his orders, including deporting class members to El Salvador and Mexico without following required procedures.

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