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Supreme Court Lets Trump Deport Eight Migrants to South Sudan

The court’s order followed a broader one last month allowing removals to countries with which migrants have no connections.

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The United States has held eight migrants at a military base in Djibouti while court cases played out. The federal government sought to deport them to South Sudan.

Supreme Court Lets Trump Deport Eight Migrants to South Sudan

The court’s order followed a broader one last month allowing removals to countries with which migrants have no connections.

© Ludovic Marin/Agence France-Presse — Getty Images

The United States has held eight migrants at a military base in Djibouti while court cases played out. The federal government sought to deport them to South Sudan.

Returning to Supreme Court, Trump Accuses Judge in Migrant Case of Defiance

After the justices let the administration deport migrants to countries with which they had no connection, a federal judge blocked the removal of eight men.

© Allison Robbert for The New York Times

President Trump’s solicitor general suggested in a filing that the Supreme Court might want to rein in the judge.
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