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US judge finds South Sudan-linked deportation flight violated court order

Tricia McLaughlin, assistant secretary for public affairs at the US Department of Homeland Security, speaks about the deportation flight linked to South Sudan [Jose Luis Magana/AP Photo]

A federal judge in the United States has told the administration of President Donald Trump that an alleged effort to deport migrants to South Sudan was “unquestionably violative” of his court injunction.

The announcement from US District Judge Brian Murphy on Wednesday tees up yet another judicial battle for the Trump administration, which has faced repeated criticism that it is ignoring court orders.

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