Supreme Court clears Trump administration to deport migrants from Djibouti to South Sudan

The US Supreme Court on Thursday allowed the Trump administration to deport eight migrants from a US military base in Djibouti to South Sudan, extending its earlier decision permitting third-country deportations, CNN reported.

The group—originally from Myanmar, Cuba, Vietnam, Laos, Mexico, and South Sudan—was diverted to Djibouti in May after a lower court blocked their removal. The Supreme Court ruled that its June 23 order lifting that stay applies to both related injunctions.

Liberal justices Sotomayor and Jackson dissented, warning the men could face “torture or death.” The administration says the eight are convicted violent criminals and defends third-country deportations as necessary when home countries refuse returns, according to CNN.