The Department of Justice is appealing to a federal appeals court to overturn a judge's order blocking the Trump administration from deporting immigrants to countries not listed in their original removal paperwork. The move comes after the Supreme Court has already stepped in twice to overrule the same judge, Judge Brian Murphy, on this exact issue. DOJ lawyers argue that Murphy's latest order threatens to derail "thousands" of deportations and interferes with sensitive diplomatic negotiations required to execute removals.
Judge Brian Murphy issued a broad nationwide order blocking what the government calls "third-country deportations." The practice allows immigration officials to remove people to countries other than their nation of origin when diplomatic or logistical barriers exist.
The Supreme Court twice stayed Murphy's order, a rare intervention in a lower court decision. In their appeal Thursday, DOJ lawyers accused Murphy of trying to "evade" the high court's prior rulings by issuing a new order that was "doubly misguided."
The 1st Circuit Court of Appeals now faces pressure to act quickly on the DOJ's request to pause Murphy's order while the case proceeds.
The Department of Justice is appealing to a federal appeals court to overturn a judge's order blocking the Trump administration from deporting immigrants to countries not listed in their original removal paperwork. The move comes after the Supreme Court has already stepped in twice to overrule the same judge, Judge Brian Murphy, on this exact issue. DOJ lawyers argue that Murphy's latest order threatens to derail "thousands" of deportations and interferes with sensitive diplomatic negotiations required to execute removals.
Murphy, a Biden-appointed federal judge in Massachusetts, issued a broad nationwide order blocking what the government calls "third-country deportations." The practice allows immigration officials to remove people to countries other than their nation of origin when diplomatic or logistical barriers exist. Immigrants suing in Massachusetts claimed the Department of Homeland Security violated immigration law by failing to provide adequate notice before sending them to these alternate countries.
The Supreme Court's two stays of Murphy's order are unusual and signal deep frustration from the justices with the lower court's resistance. In their appeal Thursday, DOJ lawyers accused Murphy of trying to "evade" the high court's prior rulings by issuing a new order that was "doubly misguided."
The case reflects a broader clash over judicial authority during the Trump administration's aggressive immigration enforcement push. The 1st Circuit Court of Appeals now faces pressure to act quickly on the DOJ's request to pause Murphy's order while the case proceeds.
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