Eight people lose appeal in US against deportation to South Sudan The men are immigrants from Cuba, Laos, Mexico, Myanmar and Vietnam. One man is of South Sudanese origin. Al Jazeera · Jul 4, 2025
Judge briefly blocks immigrants' deportation to South Sudan after Supreme Court cleared the way A federal judge in Washington is briefly blocking the deportation of eight immigrants to war-torn South Sudan the day after the Supreme Court permitted it to go forward The Independent UK · Jul 4, 2025
‘This ruling is condoning lawlessness’: Supreme Court hands Trump disturbing new authority – the precedent this creates is chilling Supreme blessing for supreme cruelty. We Got This Covered · Jul 4, 2025
Supreme Court clears way for deportation to South Sudan of several immigrants with no ties there 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 have no ties The Independent UK · Jul 3, 2025
US supreme court clears way for deportations of eight men to South Sudan Court halts ruling that allowed migrants to challenge removal to countries where they could be in danger The Guardian - US · Jul 3, 2025
Who is Khaman Maluach, the South Sudanese player picked in the NBA draft? ‘I’m here representing the whole continent of Africa,’ Maluach said after being drafted by the Houston Rockets. Al Jazeera · Jun 26, 2025
Wealthy Wall Street recluse claims he was duped by Harvard fellow into funding weapons for alleged coup in South Sudan Financier Robert Granieri was allegedly duped into handing over millions to fund the purported attempt to topple the South Sudanese government The Independent UK · Jun 26, 2025
Supreme Court rules Trump can rapidly deport immigrants to Libya, South Sudan and other countries they aren’t from For the past several months, the Trump administration has been trying to deport immigrants to countries they are not from – despite an April 2025 federal ruling that had blocked the White House from doing so. The Conversation · Jun 24, 2025
US supreme court clears way for Trump to deport migrants to countries not their own Justices lift judicial order, handing victory to US president in his aggressive pursuit of mass deportations The Guardian - US · Jun 23, 2025
Trump can send deportees to South Sudan and other third-party countries, Supreme Court says Sonia Sotomayor blasts conservative justices for ‘rewarding lawlessness’ from the Trump administration The Independent UK · Jun 23, 2025
Supreme Court lets Trump restart deporting migrants to ‘third countries’ Dissenting justice warns court actions expose ‘thousands to the risk of torture or death’. Al Jazeera · Jun 23, 2025
Firms led by US military veterans deliver aid in Africa and Gaza, alarming humanitarian groups In Gaza and Africa, U.S. contracting firms led by former American intelligence and military officers are taking on aid delivery in conflict zones The Independent UK · Jun 18, 2025
Group stranded with Ice in Djibouti shipping container after removal from US Deportees and officers are ‘ill’ and face risks after flight to South Sudan was stopped by US court in late May The Guardian - US · Jun 6, 2025
Sick ICE agents are stuck in Djibouti at risk of malaria and rocket attacks. Why won’t Trump bring them back? DHS accuses judge of ‘stranding’ officers in east Africa while legal battle plays out over South Sudan deportations, but he never ordered them there. The Independent UK · Jun 5, 2025
The Independent UK · Jun 3, 2025 Civilian casualties mount in South Sudan amid fighting between army and local militias Aid groups and opposition politicians in South Sudan say that dozens of civilians have been killed or badly injured in airstrikes in recent weeks as the country’s army clashes with militia groups across the country
The Conversation · May 29, 2025 Is Sudan’s war the reason for South Sudan’s economic crisis? What’s really going on with oil revenue The civil war in Sudan between the Sudanese army and paramilitary Rapid Support Forces, which began in April 2023, has had an impact on its neighbours. One of the most keenly affected countries is South Sudan, which became an independent state in 2011 and went on to endure its own…
The Guardian - US · May 28, 2025 White House asks supreme court to block challenges to deportations to South Sudan Federal judge had found Trump administration violated order by sending people from other countries to African nation
The Conversation · May 28, 2025 ‘Killing is part of their life’: the men raised on violence who are both perpetrators and victims as South Sudan faces return to civil war *Some pseudonyms are used to protect the identities of interviewees.
The Independent UK · May 27, 2025 Trump rants at ‘monster’ judges, then one accuses WH of ‘manufacturing chaos’ in South Sudan deportations Biden-appointed judge faces barrage of attacks from White House over court rulings demanding due process
The Guardian - US · May 23, 2025 Court halts Trump administration’s effort to send eight men to South Sudan The group is in temporary custody of homeland security in Djibouti following challenges in court
Al Jazeera · May 23, 2025 South Sudan refugees in Ethiopia face ‘health catastrophe’, charity warns Thousands of South Sudanese refugees face worsening health conditions as cholera spreads.
The Independent UK · May 22, 2025 A look at the deportees on plane that headed for South Sudan from US The men who were placed on a deportation flight headed for the chaotic nation of South Sudan were originally from countries as far away as Vietnam
Al Jazeera · May 21, 2025 US judge finds South Sudan-linked deportation flight violated court order The Trump White House has accused Judge Brian Murphy of attempting to shield ‘vicious illegal aliens’ from deportation.
The Independent UK · May 21, 2025 Trump officials could face criminal contempt over South Sudan deportations, judge says Administration ‘unquestionably’ violated court order by flying Asian nationals to war-torn African nation, judge says
Al Jazeera · May 21, 2025 South Sudan on edge as Sudan’s war threatens vital oil industry Sudan’s army says it may be forced to shut down facilities used to export oil from South Sudan as a result of the war.