A federal judge in Massachusetts has barred the Trump administration from implementing a new policy of rapidly deporting illegal immigrants with final removal orders to new countries without first giving such individuals a chance to raise claims that, if sent there, they would face persecution, torture, or death.
In a 48-page ruling issued on April 18, U.S. District Judge Brian Murphy granted class certification and partially granted a preliminary injunction in a case that centers on whether the United States can send someone to a country other than their country of origin without first informing them—and without offering an opportunity for them to explain why such a transfer might place their life at risk….