The US has confirmed the deportation of eight men to South Sudan after they lost a legal bid to halt their transfer. Convicted of serious crimes, these men were previously held at a military base in Djibouti. The legal battle highlighted ongoing concerns regarding mass deportations to third countries where fugitives face potential human rights abuses. The men had been detained in a converted shipping container as their previous deportation flight was cancelled due to court interventions. The US Supreme Court ruled in favor of the deportation under the Trump administration's policies.
The eight detainees, immigrants from Cuba, Laos, Mexico, Myanmar, South Sudan, and Vietnam, had been held under guard at a US military base in Djibouti for weeks.
Their case had become a flashpoint in ongoing legal battles over the Trump administration's campaign of mass deportations, including removals to so-called third countries where rights groups say deportees face safety risks and possible abuses.
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