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The Guardian - US
The Guardian - US
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Maanvi Singh

US supreme court clears way for deportations of eight men to South Sudan

Supreme court building and flags
The US supreme court in Washington. Photograph: Kevin Mohatt/Reuters

The supreme court has allowed the Trump administration to deport the eight men who have been held for weeks at an American military base in Djibouti to war-torn South Sudan, a country where almost none of them have ties.

Most of the men are from countries including Vietnam, South Korea, Mexico, Laos, Cuba and Myanmar. Just one is from South Sudan.

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