Attorneys for the Department of Homeland Security say the agency didn't violate a judge's order detailing when people may be deported to countries other than their own because it was the Defense Department — not DHS officials — doing the deporting.
Justice Department attorney Mary Larakers made the argument in a court document filed Wednesday, suggesting that U.S. District Judge Brian E. Murphy's order wasn't violated because the Defense Department isn't a defendant in the lawsuit.
