The migrants were the subject of a lawsuit that halted their deportation to South Sudan and diverted them to a U.S. military base in Djibouti.
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Assistant Department of Homeland Security Secretary Tricia McLaughlin said the deportation flight carrying the deportees landed in South Sudan just before midnight EST on Friday.
The US Supreme Court has twice upheld Donald Trump's ability to deport foreign nationals to countries outside their own.
Update: Judge Brian Murphy, a Biden appointee, denied the emergency motion filed by the plaintiffs' attorneys so the 8 illegal aliens stuck in Djibouti will be flown to South Sudan tonight at 7 pm ET.
Eight immigrants the Trump administration has been trying to send to the war-torn country of South Sudan can now be relocated after a federal judge briefly halted the action Friday.
Eight migrants face deportation to South Sudan after a Massachusetts federal judge denied their request, highlighting legal battles over the Trump administration.
Federal judge halts deportation of eight migrants to South Sudan, ruling on July 4 to allow time for constitutional arguments against Trump administration's policy.
After the Supreme Court ruled that the deportations could move forward, the migrants filed a new lawsuit, challenging their transfer on other grounds.
D.C. Judge halts South Sudan deportations amid Supreme Court rulings.
A judge Friday paused the removal of eight migrants currently detained in Djibouti, setting off a race against time before they were scheduled to be sent to South Sudan.