Courts blocked the handover after lawyers raised concerns of torture. Then the Supreme Court intervened to allow the Trump administration’s plan to move forward.

Eight migrants deported by the Trump administration to South Sudan are under the care of authorities in Juba after losing a legal battle against their transfer. The deportations have stirred controversy over safety concerns in politically unstable regions,

The Trump administration deported eight migrants convicted of various crimes to South Sudan after weeks of legal back-and-forth between district courts, the Justice Department, and ultimately the Supreme Court,