U.S. Turns Eight Migrants Over to South Sudan, Ending Weeks of Legal Limbo

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.

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U.S. Turns Eight Migrants Over to South Sudan, Ending Weeks of Legal Limbo

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.

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Court Rejects Effort to Keep Migrants From Being Sent to South Sudan

After the Supreme Court ruled that the deportations could move forward, a last-ditch attempt to block them with a new lawsuit faltered.

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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.

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Judges in Trump Deportation Cases Face Evasion and Delays From U.S. Officials

Administration officials have either violated orders or used an array of obfuscations and delays to prevent federal judges from deciding whether violations took place.

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Judge Criticizes Government Inaction in Case of Migrants Held in Djibouti

Judge Brian E. Murphy had ordered the Trump administration to offer due process to a group of men whom the government was trying to send to South Sudan.

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What to Know About the Deportees the U.S. Is Trying to Send to South Sudan

Experts say the administration may be trying to shape the behavior of immigrants through fear.

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Judges Keep Calling Trump’s Actions Illegal, but Undoing Them Is Hard

Courts are serving as a rare check on President Trump, but judicial orders to unwind his actions can be easier said than done.

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How to Understand Trump’s Latest Deportation Tactics

This week saw a dramatic court showdown and a mysterious flight to Djibouti.

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Trump Confirms Attempted Deportation of Migrants to South Sudan

The deportees are stuck in Djibouti amid a legal fight over their expulsions. A lawyer for some of the men said she was concerned for their health and welfare.

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