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Khaman Maluach, a former Duke star from South Sudan, expects to hear his name called in Wednesday's NBA draft.

The Justice Department asked the Supreme Court to clarify its order allowing the deportations of illegal immigrants to "third countries."

President Donald Trump's administration is asking the Supreme Court to clear the way for a deportation flight of several immigrants to South Sudan, a war-ravaged country where they have no ties.

Trump's DOJ hit back hard after a Biden judge defied the US Supreme Court and said his order barring the deportation of illegal aliens to South Sudan remains in effect.

A federal judge had previously blocked the Trump administration's plans to deport immigrants to third-country destinations, but some of them have remained detained in another African county, Djibouti.

US District Judge Brian Murphy on Monday evening sidestepped the US Supreme Court and said his order barring deportation of illegal aliens to South Sudan remains in effect.

Justices lift judicial order, handing victory to US president in his aggressive pursuit of mass deportations ...

The ruling overturns an order issued in May after the Trump administration tried to deport several migrants convicted of serious crimes to South Sudan.

The high court majority did not detail its reasoning in the brief order, as is typical on its emergency docket. All three liberal justices dissented.