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Trump Administration Deports Migrants to South Sudan in Defiance of Court Order

Lawyers confirm about a dozen migrants were sent to a conflict-ridden country despite an April injunction mandating due process protections.

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The White House in Washington, DC, US, on Thursday, Feb. 27, 2025.
A United States Air Force Boeing C-17 used for deportation flights is pictured at Biggs Army Airfield in Fort Bliss, El Paso, Texas on Feb. 13, 2025.

Overview

  • Roughly a dozen migrants, including individuals from Myanmar and Vietnam, were deported to South Sudan on May 20, 2025, according to lawyers for the detainees.
  • The deportations violate a federal court injunction issued in April requiring written notice and an opportunity to contest removals to third countries.
  • South Sudan remains highly unsafe, with ongoing armed conflict, violent crime, and a U.S. State Department travel warning advising against any non-emergency travel.
  • Lawyers have filed an emergency motion to halt and reverse the deportations, citing significant risks to the migrants' safety and legal violations by the administration.
  • The Department of Homeland Security has not responded to requests for comment, as legal challenges to the administration’s third-country deportation policies escalate.