Eswatini, Africa and third country deportations
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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 played out in court have now reached the Trump administration’s intended
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
The order was the latest round in the fight over the legality of the administration's campaign to deter immigration through deportations to countries where migrants say they face safety concerns.
South Sudanese authorities say that eight men deported from the United States are now in government custody in the African country.
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Al Jazeera on MSNEight people lose appeal in US against deportation to South SudanThe US Department of State advises American citizens to avoid South Sudan due to an ongoing armed conflict. It has in the past accused South Sudan of “extrajudicial killings, forced disappearances, torture and cases of cruel, inhuman and degrading treatment or punishment”.
The Trump administration will be able to send eight migrants held in Djibouti for weeks to South Sudan, where they fear they will face violence, after a flurry of court activity on Friday.
I have worked in South Sudan as a diplomat. It is on the brink of civil war, and its government has a horrific human rights record.
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AFP on MSNUS approves deportation of migrants to South SudanThe 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 Djibouti to war-torn South Sudan.
A federal judge on Friday temporarily blocked the deportation of eight individuals to conflict-ridden South Sudan, citing the need to examine new legal arguments raised by their attorneys. The ruling came a day after the Supreme Court permitted their removal,
The explanatory report accompanying the 148-page House bill is particularly interesting for all the love it bestows on Tanzania. Despite concerns of perceived democratic backsliding under President Samia Suluhu Hassan, the report commends the country as a beacon of stability in East Africa.