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US completes deportation of 8 men to South Sudan after weeks of legal wrangling
- On Friday, just before midnight EST, eight migrants held for weeks at a U.S. military base in Djibouti were flown to and released in South Sudan under the Trump administration.
- This followed a prolonged legal fight including a lower court blocking deportations over due process concerns and a Supreme Court order lifting those limits Thursday.
- The individuals removed to South Sudan originate from several countries including Cuba, Mexico, and others in Southeast Asia and Africa; all were convicted of serious offenses, and their situation remains unclear due to the ongoing instability in South Sudan.
- Assistant Secretary Tricia McLaughlin described the deportations as a triumph for the protection and well-being of U.S. citizens on Independence Day, while critics condemned the actions as harsh and unconstitutional.
- The case highlights a key political and legal battle over immigration, with courts limiting then enabling deportations to politically unstable third countries like South Sudan.
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Trump administration deports eight criminal migrants to South Sudan - Washington Examiner
The Trump administration deported eight migrants convicted of various crimes to South Sudan after weeks of legal back-and-forth between district courts, the Justice Department, and ultimately the Supreme Court, which twice ruled the deportations could take place. At around 8:30 p.m. Eastern time on July 4, a military plane carrying the eight migrants departed the U.S. military base in Djibouti, where they were held as the deportation effort was …
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