Federal judge rules Trump's 'third country' deportation policy is unconstitutional

The Boston-based federal judge ruled that Trump's third-country removal policy is unlawful and violates due process protections, regardless of a person's immigration status.

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Murphy ultimately sided with the migrants Wednesday, ruling that DHS' third-country removal policy is unlawful and violates due process protections under the U.S. Constitution. 

"This case is about whether the government may, without notice, deport a person to the wrong country, or a country where he is likely to be persecuted, or tortured, thereby depriving that person of the opportunity to seek protections to which he would be undisputedly entitled," Murphy said.