Under the Biden administration, sneaking into the United States might’ve seemed like a free ride to prosperity. Under the Trump administration, it could be a one-way ticket to a war-torn region of Africa.
Immigration attorneys claim the Trump administration has deported at least two illegal migrants from Myanmar and Vietnam to South Sudan, according to court documents. Following an emergency hearing, Judge Brian E. Murphy of the U.S. District Court for the District of Massachusetts ruled that U.S. officials must retain custody and control of these deportees, reports the Associated Press (AP). The United States must “maintain custody and control of class members currently being removed to South Sudan or to any other third country, to ensure the practical feasibility of return if the Court finds that such removals were unlawful,” said Murphy, according to the AP. He did not order their return, despite the attorneys’ petition to that effect. (RELATED: Trump Can’t Keep Crucial Promise Without Slashing Red Tape Sabotage)
“I am not going to order that the plane turn around,” the judge remarked, according to the New York Times, apparently referencing U.S. District Court Judge James Boasberg’s order to halt the deportation of alleged members of the Venezuelan Tren de Aragua (TdA) gang to El Salvador.
One of the deportees was a “Burmese national with limited English proficiency” who “refused to sign the notice of removal to South Sudan which was provided to him only in English,” according to court documents.
“At 8:27 AM PT, a Port Isabel Detention Center Detention Officer responded that [the Burmese migrant] had been removed ‘this morning.’ I emailed to ask to which country [the Burmese migrant] was removed, and the officer responded, at 8:36 AM PT, ‘South Sudan,’ wrote Jacqueline Brown, an attorney associated with the case, in a declaration filed May 20. Given that this man doesn’t speak the official language of the United States anyway, his deportation to South Sudan appears to be a fantastic opportunity for language immersion. College students would have paid thousands for such hands-on instruction and to study abroad. (RELATED: House Republicans Need To Put Down Google Translate)
BREAKING: TRUMP just deported a 12 Burmese and Vietnamese citizens to SOUTH SUDAN—a country on the verge of civil war—openly defying a court order that required giving them a chance to object before being sent to a nation that isn’t even theirs.
This is sickening. Impeach (8647)… pic.twitter.com/5YPTRymjIG
— Brian Krassenstein (@krassenstein) May 20, 2025
In anticipation of apoplectic liberals gnashing their teeth at this news, I propose a question: What’s wrong with Sudan?
After all, Sudan is rich in fertile land, gold, diamonds, iron ore, and petroleum, among other natural resources, according to the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) factbook. The country is home to a swath of African ethnic groups, including the Didinga and the Baka. Notably absent is a significant percentage of Vietnamese or Burmese citizens. This is a fantastic trade for all parties involved. South Sudan will reap the benefits of cultural enrichment afforded by migrants. Imagine the restaurants! The United States will be rid of men who have flouted our immigration laws, sending a clear message to those who might’ve followed in their stead: this way lies a lottery to the Sudanese dream.
Attorneys for the deportees cite a plethora of conditions in South Sudan, which make it inhospitable: a bloody civil war, abuses of state power, extrajudicial executions, and the beheading of civilians. Perhaps the country is simply suffering from a lack of diversity. If illegal migration is really such a boon to cultural and economic production, this move is really a gift from the United States to the South Sudanese. One should commend the Trump administration for their generosity.
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