UPDATE: Judge clears way for U.S. to deport eight men to South Sudan

[In It to Win It]

https://www.politico.com/news/2025/07/04/trump-south-sudan-deportation-00440024

A federal judge denied a last-ditch bid for legal protection from eight men seeking to stave off deportation to South Sudan, saying the Supreme Court had given the final word on the matter two days earlier.

U.S. District Judge Brian Murphy denied an emergency motion by the men to prevent the deportations to the war-torn African nation scheduled for later Friday evening. They are currently housed in a shipping container on a U.S. military base in Djibouti.

Murphy’s decision came after a frenzied day in court by attorneys for the eight men, who initially filed an emergency petition in Washington, D.C., before a federal judge there sent the case back to Massachusetts. The July 4 drama came a day after the Supreme Court lifted an order by Murphy that had blocked the deportation.

“This Court interprets these Supreme Court orders as binding on this new petition,” Murphy said in a brief order, “as Petitioners are now raising substantially similar claims, and therefore Petitioners motion is denied.”

UPDATE: Judge Murphy denies the emergency motion — it appears the men will be South Sudan-bound within the hour. He lays it at the feet of the Supreme Court. www.politico.com/news/2025/07...

— Kyle Cheney (@kyledcheney.bsky.social) 2025-07-04T22:11:22.147Z

UPDATE: Judge Murphy found that he “interprets the[] Supreme Court orders as binding on this new petition” and denied it.

— Chris Geidner (@chrisgeidner.bsky.social) 2025-07-04T23:57:14.769Z

Judge Murphy DENIES the motion to stop the flight taking the eight men from Djibouti to South Sudan.

It's "substantially similar" to the relief sought by orders paused by SCOTUS.

The flight is set to take off in roughly 30 minutes.

Background www.allrisenews.com/p/litman-sco...

— Adam Klasfeld (@klasfeldreports.com) 2025-07-04T22:32:22.705Z

NEW: Judge Murphy DENIES the petition of the 8 men seeking to halt their deportation to South Sudan, saying that the Supreme Court has spoken. www.courtlistener.com/docket/70709...

— Joshua J. Friedman (@joshuajfriedman.com) 2025-07-04T22:14:36.294Z

UPDATE: Lawyers for the 8 men im Djibouti have struck out with Judge Murphy in Boston who says his hands were tied by #SCOTUS. Plane is supposed to take off for S. Sudan at 7PM ET.

— Josh Gerstein (@joshgerstein.bsky.social) 2025-07-04T22:14:50.280Z

[FBaggins]

1. He tried... but he really didn't have a choice

He initially ruled in their favor but the SCOTUS ruling undid that. Then he ruled in their favor anyway - making an argument that SCOTUS’ ruling didn’t apply… then they just smacked him down 7-2. That’s essentially one of the liberals saying “we don’t agree with the ruling, but you don’t have the ability to ignore it “

What more can a judge do?

[JoseBalow]

2. I would do anything to catch a charge before getting shipped off

to certain misery and doom in an African war-zone prison. Some hack would be getting shanked tonight.

[lostincalifornia]

3. Those who refused to vote for VP Harris must be very proud of themselves? (sarcasm)