The breakaway territory's independence has never been internationally recognised. Insiders say recent US overtures are encouraging - but the consequences could be inflammatory in the tinderbox region ...
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A federal judge in Massachusetts had ordered officials to "facilitate" his return. The United States is still holding a group of other deportees at a base in Djibouti.
The Trump administration has managed to achieve a remarkable legal double standard: ask a court for a specific remedy to address your own violations of an injunction, get exactly what you asked for ...
The Trump DOJ asked the Supreme Court to lift a judge's block on deportations to South Sudan, arguing the order forced the U.S. to detain migrants in Djibouti.
Judge Brian E. Murphy had ordered the Trump administration to offer due process to a group of men whom the government was trying to send to South Sudan.
Experts say the administration may be trying to shape the behavior of immigrants through fear.
The group is in temporary custody of homeland security in Djibouti following challenges in court ...
This week saw a dramatic court showdown and a mysterious flight to Djibouti.
The deportees are stuck in Djibouti amid a legal fight over their expulsions. A lawyer for some of the men said she was concerned for their health and welfare.
The judge says the administration "unquestionably" violated his earlier order, which stated migrants cannot be deported to a country other than their own without having adequate notice and a chance to object.