Overview

• Murphy denied the administration’s motion to reconsider his preliminary injunction, accusing officials in a 17-page order of “manufacturing chaos” through mischaracterizations of court directives.
• He found that eight migrants were sent to South Sudan without the mandated 15 days’ notice in a language they understood and without meaningful fear interviews, in some cases with fewer than 16 hours’ warning.
• The detainees, held at a U.S. military base in Djibouti, include nationals from Cuba, Vietnam, Laos, Mexico, Myanmar and South Sudan, all with prior criminal convictions.
• Murphy is considering contempt proceedings against administration officials who defied his orders.
• The U.S. State Department’s high-risk designation for South Sudan and reports of violence and instability highlight human rights concerns over the expedited removals.