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8 deportees land in South Sudan after Supreme Court ruling

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Eight deported "migrants" who had been held at a U.S. military base in Djibouti are bound for South Sudan aboard a military aircraft that took off on Friday night.

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  1. Judge briefly blocks immigrants' deportation to South Sudan, but legal path eventually cleared

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    8 deportees land in South Sudan after Supreme Court ruling

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  1. WFMZ Allentown

    Supreme Court clears way for deportation to South Sudan of several immigrants with no ties there (opens WFMZ Allentown)

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    WFMZ Allentown's feed description

    The Supreme Court is clearing the way for the deportation of several immigrants who were put on a flight in May bound for South Sudan, a war-ravaged country where they

  2. Newsweek

    Supreme Court clears path for Trump deportations to South Sudan (opens Newsweek)

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    The ruling halts a lower court order that temporarily allowed migrants to challenge their removal to countries outside their homeland.

  3. The Hill

    Supreme Court enables Trump to resume South Sudan deportation flight (opens The Hill)

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    The Supreme Court on Thursday ruled the Trump administration can restart plans to deport a group of convicted criminals to the war-torn country of South Sudan who have no ties there.

  4. The Guardian

    US supreme court clears way for deportation of migrants to South Sudan (opens The Guardian)

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    Court halts ruling that allowed migrants to challenge removal to countries where they could be in danger

  5. NBC News

    Supreme Court paves the way for Trump to send migrants to South Sudan (opens NBC News)

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    The Justice Department had sought clarification of a Supreme Court decision that allowed the administration to quickly deport immigrants to "third countries."

  6. SCOTUSblog

    Court allows Trump administration to move forward in sending group of immigrants to South Sudan (opens SCOTUSblog)

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    SCOTUSblog's feed description

    The Supreme Court on Thursday afternoon cleared the way for the Trump administration to send a group of immigrants currently being held on a U.S. military base in the east […]

  7. CNN

    Supreme Court allows Trump to deport migrants held in Djibouti to South Sudan (opens CNN)

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    The Supreme Court on Thursday said the Trump administration may deport to South Sudan a group of migrants that have been held for weeks on a military base in Djibouti.

  8. New York Post

    Supreme Court green-lights deporting violent criminal migrants to South Sudan (opens New York Post)

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    The Supreme Court on Thursday ruled the Trump administration can deport eight illegal migrants with violent criminal convictions to South Sudan — despite only one of them being from the war-torn country.

  9. NBC4 Washington

  10. Minneapolis Star Tribune

    Judge briefly blocks immigrants’ deportation to South Sudan after Supreme Court cleared the way (opens Minneapolis Star Tribune)

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    Minneapolis Star Tribune's feed description

    A federal judge on Friday briefly halted deportations of eight immigrants to war-torn South Sudan, sending the case to another judge, in Boston, the day after the Supreme Court greenlighted their removal.

  11. Blaze Media

    Supreme Court allows Trump to deport violent criminal aliens to South Sudan — liberal justices are furious (opens Blaze Media)

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    A lower court judge had said the administration needed to give the criminals due process.

  12. WHDH Boston

    Supreme Court clears way for deportation to South Sudan of several immigrants with no ties there - Boston News, Weather, Sports (opens WHDH Boston)

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    WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court on Thursday cleared the way for the deportation of several immigrants who were put on a flight in May

  13. Newsweek

    Federal judge halts Trump plan to deport migrants to South Sudan (opens Newsweek)

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    A judge prevents the Trump administration from deporting eight migrants to South Sudan hours before the flight, citing a need for court review.

  14. MyNorthwest

    Judge blocks immigrants' deportation to South Sudan one day after Supreme Court clears the way (opens MyNorthwest)

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    A federal judge on Friday temporarily halted deportations of eight immigrants to war-torn South Sudan the day after the Supreme Court greenlighted their

  15. The Guardian

    Federal judge again halts deportation of eight immigrants to South Sudan (opens The Guardian)

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    In extraordinary hearing, judge sends case back to judge whose rulings led to initial halt on Trump administration

  16. UPI

    Supreme Court allows Trump admin. to deport 8 migrants to South Sudan (opens UPI)

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    The conservative-leaning Supreme Court has allowed the United States to deport eight migrants being held at a military base in Djibouti to war-torn South Sudan.

  17. New York Post

    Immigrants’ deportation to South Sudan briefly blocked after Supreme Court cleared the way (opens New York Post)

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    A federal judge on Friday briefly halted deportations of eight immigrants to war-torn South Sudan, sending the case to another judge, in Boston, the day after the Supreme Court greenlighted their removal.

  18. WMUR

    Judge briefly blocks immigrants' deportation to South Sudan (opens WMUR)

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    A federal judge is briefly blocking the deportation of eight immigrants to war-torn South Sudan the day after the Supreme Court permitted it to go forward

  19. Washington Examiner

    Supreme Court backs Trump bid to deport criminals to South Sudan (opens Washington Examiner)

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    The Supreme Court delivered a win Thursday to the Trump administration, ruling that a lower-court judge had overstepped by trying to side-step it.

  20. Breitbart News

    US Supreme Court approves deportation of migrants to South Sudan (opens Breitbart News)

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    The US Supreme Court on Thursday gave the green light for the Trump administration to deport a group of migrants stranded at an American military base in

  21. KOB 4

    Judge briefly blocks immigrants' deportation to South Sudan, but legal path eventually cleared (opens KOB 4)

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    Eight immigrants the Trump administration has been trying to send to the war-torn country of South Sudan can now be relocated after a federal judge briefly halted the action Friday. District Judge Randolph Moss in Washington ordered the deportations held for a few hours Friday while he evaluated the…

  22. WISH-TV Indianapolis

    Supreme Court clears way for deportation of immigrants to South Sudan (opens WISH-TV Indianapolis)

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    Supreme Court allows deportation of immigrants to South Sudan despite concerns about safety. Federal authorities to complete the trip by next day.

  23. Los Angeles Times

    U.S. completes deportation of 8 men to South Sudan after weeks of legal wrangling (opens Los Angeles Times)

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    The immigrants from Cuba, Laos, Mexico, Myanmar, Vietnam and South Sudan arrived in South Sudan on Friday after a federal judge cleared the way.

  24. UPI

    8 deportees land in South Sudan after Supreme Court ruling (opens UPI)

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    Eight deported "migrants" who had been held at a U.S. military base in Djibouti are bound for South Sudan aboard a military aircraft that took off on Friday night.

  25. Winchester Star

    US completes deportation of 8 men to South Sudan after weeks of legal wrangling (opens Winchester Star)

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    Eight men deported from the United States in May and held under guard for weeks at an American military base in the African nation of Djibouti while their legal challenge

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