A federal judge just ruled that the government cannot deport you to a random country you’ve never

A federal judge just ruled that the government cannot deport you to a random country you’ve never lived in without even telling you first. ⚖️ According to CBS News, U.S. District Judge Brian Murphy in Massachusetts struck down the administration’s third-country removal policy, calling it unlawful and a violation of due process. 📄 Under this policy, immigration officers could put someone on a plane to a country not listed on their removal order, places like Rwanda or Panama, without notice or any opportunity to object. ✈️ The only supposed safeguard was the government’s claim that it had assurances from those countries that deportees would not be persecuted. The judge pointed out that no one knew what those assurances covered, who they protected, or whether they even existed. He described how a Guatemalan man with protection from deportation to Guatemala was sent to Mexico, where he had been raped, and then returned to Guatemala anyway. The court found the government had lied about what happened. 🚨 The judge also cited repeated violations of his orders, including an attempt to send men to South Sudan with less than 24 hours notice. They ended up held in a shipping container at a naval base in Djibouti. This ruling is a major win, but the administration has 15 days to appeal. The fight is not over. The courts remain one of the last lines of defense for people facing deportation, and this decision shows the law can still stand between a person and injustice.