Serious Criminals Deported from the US to Juba

A Massachusetts judge has rejected the request of eight immigrants not to be deported to South Sudan, paving the way for their departure from the United States as planned by the Trump administration.

The US Department of Justice announced that the eight men, of various nationalities including Korea, Vietnam, Mexico, and Cuba, will be flown back to South Sudan, where they have previously been convicted of serious crimes and have been issued deportation orders requiring them to leave the United States.

The immigrants’ lawyers filed new appeals in Washington on Thursday evening after the Supreme Court ruled that a Massachusetts judge could no longer require the US Department of Homeland Security to keep them in detention.

The immigrants’ lawyers warned of the dangers of this measure, noting that they could face difficult circumstances, given that South Sudan is embroiled in a civil war and the United States has previously advised against travel there.

For weeks, the Trump administration has been trying to deport these immigrants, but has been unable to do so due to a previous court ruling stating that no immigrant may be deported before being given a court hearing.

Jenny Pasquerella, an attorney with the Seattle Clemency Project who represents the immigrants, described the ruling as disappointing and that it will deprive these immigrants of their right to life.

This decision is the latest in a series of legal controversies surrounding the legality of the Trump administration’s deportation campaigns aimed at deterring illegal immigration to the United States.