Federal Judge Strikes Down Trump-Era Deportation Policy That Sidestepped Due Process

In a bold assertion of constitutional rights and legal accountability, Federal Judge Brian Murphy has declared illegal the Trump administration’s controversial policy that enabled immigration authorities to deport migrants to third countries without notifying them or allowing any opportunity to challenge their removal. This ruling strikes at the heart of an attempt by the previous administration to circumvent established immigration law and foundational principles that protect individuals from arbitrary government action. The policy permitted U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents to send migrants not back to their home countries but to other nations—often thousands of miles away—without proper notice....