DHS criticizes judge who paused deportation of illegal alien convicted of sexually assaulting a disabled woman in Nebraska.

Trump Administration Condemns Ruling

The Trump administration has strongly criticized a ruling by U.S. District Judge Brian Murphy of Massachusetts, who paused the deportation of eight illegal immigrants, including a man convicted of sexually assaulting a severely disabled woman. The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) labeled the decision as enabling the return of violent criminals to the United States.

Among those affected by the ruling is Nyo Myint, a Burmese national who, according to DHS, was convicted of attempted first-degree sexual assault of a woman with the mental capacity of a 3-year-old. The incident occurred in Lincoln, Nebraska. Myint had a final order of removal issued on August 17, 2023, and was deported before Murphy’s ruling temporarily halted the deportation process.

DHS Assistant Secretary Tricia McLaughlin condemned the judge's order as “deranged,” emphasizing that all individuals on the flight had exhausted legal options and were issued final deportation orders. “This ‘Lincoln man’ is an illegal alien and one of the monsters that the activist judge is trying to bring back,” she said.

Flight Halted as Trump Seeks Supreme Court Action

Murphy’s ruling instructed the government to maintain custody and control over the deportees, to ensure their return should the court find the removals unlawful. In response, President Donald Trump posted on Truth Social, stating that the deportation flight had been forced to pause in Djibouti and blaming Murphy for interfering in foreign policy and endangering public safety.

Trump described the judge as “a Federal Judge in Boston, who knew absolutely nothing about the situation,” and accused the judiciary of undermining his administration’s immigration enforcement efforts. “The judges are absolutely out of control... Hopefully, the Supreme Court of the United States will put an END to the quagmire,” he wrote.

The deportation flight included other individuals convicted of serious crimes. According to DHS, these included Cuban nationals convicted of homicide and attempted murder, a Laotian convicted of murder and robbery, a Mexican convicted of second-degree murder, a South Sudanese national convicted of robbery and firearms offenses, a Burmese man convicted of sexual abuse of a child, and a Vietnamese national convicted of first-degree murder.

McLaughlin said the ruling undermines justice and sends a damaging message to victims and their families. “President Trump and Secretary Noem are working every day to get vicious criminals out of our country while activist judges are fighting to bring them back onto American soil.”

The White House also criticized the ruling as an unconstitutional intrusion on executive authority, calling it “another attempt by a far-left activist judge to dictate the foreign policy of the United States.”

The legal battle underscores ongoing tensions between the Trump administration’s aggressive deportation agenda and judicial oversight. The outcome may depend on potential intervention by the Supreme Court, as called for by Trump and DHS leadership.