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U.S. put Asian migrants on deportation flight to South Sudan, lawyers allege (www.cbsnews.com)

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Immigration lawyers told a federal judge on Tuesday that they received information indicating the U.S. government may have put migrants from countries like Myanmar and Vietnam on a deportation flight to South Sudan, an eastern African nation plagued by conflict and political instability.

In an emergency filing to the federal district court in Massachusetts, the attorneys said the reported deportation flight to South Sudan would directly violate a ruling issued by U.S. District Court Judge Brian Murphy that barred the Trump administration from deporting migrants to third countries without affording them certain due process rights.

The lawyers said any migrant deported to South Sudan "faces a strong likelihood of irreparable harm," citing reports documenting widespread violence, human rights violations and conflict in the landlocked African country, the world's youngest nation.

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[–] Bonesince1997@lemmy.world 9 points 2 months ago

Sending Asians to Africa?! I thought these guys didn't believe in diversity. They also don't believe in the rule of law. Another Trump rape.

[–] mkwt@lemmy.world 5 points 2 months ago (1 children)

Per @jjindc on Bluesky tracking ADS-B data, a suspect Gulfstream 5 departed Harlingen, TX yesterday. At the time of the judge's order it was in international airspace approaching Shannon, Ireland, for a likely fuel stop. Overnight, the plane left Ireland, and appears to be currently headed towards South Sudan after detouring across the Arabian peninsula.

The tail number is N588AT.

[–] mkwt@lemmy.world 2 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago)

Update: the plane has now landed in South Sudan. The government states in court that it has "retained custody and control" of the passengers, following the court order yesterday.

Correction: it seems the plane landed in Djibouti, short of South Sudan.

[–] FundMECFSResearch@lemmy.blahaj.zone 5 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago)

This is ridiculous. Literally a country that is struggling immensely with civil wars, famines, one of the poorest countries on earth, and Trump just decides to send people there without any resources and no connection to the place. Absolutely cruel for both the Sudanese and the Asian migrants.

This act will surely cause excess deaths.

[–] systemglitch@lemmy.world 5 points 2 months ago

I can't wait for Americans to get a tiny bit of courage and take that motherfucker out.

But Americans are pussies, so enjoy your Dictator you weak fucks.

[–] some_guy@lemmy.sdf.org 1 points 2 months ago

The hag is looking haggard.