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Urgent Calls to Halt Deportations to War-Torn South Sudan

5/21/2025

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Immigration lawyers are sounding the alarm as they reveal that the U.S. government may have deported vulnerable migrants from Myanmar and Vietnam to the war-torn South Sudan, defying a federal court order. This reckless move endangers lives amid ongoing violence, prompting urgent calls for an emergency halt to deportations and the safe return of those affected.

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Story summary

Immigration lawyers are sounding the alarm as they reveal that the U.S. government may have deported vulnerable migrants from Myanmar and Vietnam to the war-torn South Sudan, defying a federal court order. This reckless move endangers lives amid ongoing violence, prompting urgent calls for an emergency halt to deportations and the safe return of those affected.