Trump Action Archive

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• US Supreme Court allows deportation of eight men to South Sudan without torture-risk review — The US Supreme Court issued an order on Thursday allowing the Trump administration to deport eight men held at Camp Lemonnier (a US military base in Djibouti) to South Sudan, reversing a district judge's ruling that required immigrants facing third-country deportation to first demonstrate reasonable fear of torture, persecution, or death. Most men are from Vietnam, South Korea, Mexico, Laos, Cuba, and Myanmar—only one from South Sudan. The conservative majority's decision follows a prior ruling permitting rapid deportations to unconnected countries without such protections.
• US judge clears path for deportation of eight immigrants to South Sudan — A US district judge in Boston denied emergency requests by eight immigrants to halt their deportation to South Sudan, clearing the way for their transfer after the Supreme Court clarified that the judge could no longer block the action. The men, convicted of serious crimes and from countries including Vietnam, South Korea, Mexico, Laos, Cuba, and Myanmar, were scheduled to be flown to South Sudan on Friday evening. The case represents the latest round in litigation over the Trump administration's campaign to deter immigration through high-profile deportations to countries where migrants report safety concerns.