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South Sudanese authorities say that eight men deported from the United States are now in government custody in the African country.
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Eight were held for weeks at a US military base in Djibouti while their legal challenge played out in court ...
'The Trump administration just dropped 8 immigrants -- who they were previously holding in a shipping container in Djibouti -- into war torn South Sudan. Cruel. Inhumane. There aren't words to describe how disgusting this is.'
The US Supreme Court had overturned a judge's decision that the men be allowed to contest their removal.
The military plane carrying the migrants arrived in South Sudan shortly before midnight on Friday, July 4.
Homeland Security said Saturday that it has finally deported eight illegal immigrants -- all of them with serious criminal records -- to South Sudan, moving to complete the removals after the Supreme Court gave permission.
The Department of Homeland Security said it deported several violent criminal illegal aliens after weeks of delays caused by court orders from "activist judges" that blocked ICE actions.