Trump administration accuses judge of 'unprecedented defiance' of Supreme Court in immigration dispute
Source: NBC News
Trump administration accuses judge of 'unprecedented defiance' of Supreme Court in immigration dispute
The Justice Department asked the Supreme Court to clarify a decision Monday that paved the way for the government to quickly deport criminal immigrants to "third countries."
June 24, 2025, 11:05 AM EDT / Updated June 24, 2025, 12:08 PM EDT
By Lawrence Hurley and Gary Grumbach
WASHINGTON — A fight over the fate of a group of migrants the Trump administration wants to deport to South Sudan flared up again on Tuesday as the Justice Department accused a federal judge of "unprecedented defiance" of a Supreme Court decision the previous day.
Solicitor General D. John Sauer filed a motion at the Supreme Court seeking clarification of the Monday evening decision that lifted nationwide restrictions on the administration's ability to send migrants to "third countries" they have no connection to.
The move from the Trump administration comes as the government itself has been accused of violating court orders, including by the judge handling the deportation case, Massachusetts-based U.S. District Judge Brian Murphy, who has come under heavy fire from MAGA world.
Immediately after the Supreme Court action, Murphy said in a docket entry that he did not believe the justices blocked his May 21 order that prevented the men being sent to South Sudan.
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