Trump Officials Accused of ‘Criminal Contempt’ For Deporting Vietnamese and Burmese Migrants to South Sudan in Violation of Court Order

A federal judge is weighing a possible criminal contempt charge against Trump administration officials after immigration lawyers said the government illegally deported migrants from Vietnam and Myanmar to South Sudan, in direct violation of a court order. In an emergency filing Tuesday, attorneys representing the migrants told U.S. District Judge Brian Murphy that nearly a … Continue reading Trump Officials Accused of ‘Criminal Contempt’ For Deporting Vietnamese and Burmese Migrants to South Sudan in Violation of Court Order