The U.S. Supreme Court has ruled that the Trump administration can deport eight migrants to South Sudan, a country ravaged by violence and instability.
The migrants, were stranded at an American military base in Djibouti, include two individuals from Myanmar, two from Cuba, and one each from Vietnam, Laos, Mexico, and South Sudan.
They have been convicted of serious crimes such as murder and robbery.
The court’s 6-3 ruling allowed the Trump administration to proceed with deportations to third countries without additional due process.
Justices Sonia Sotomayor and Ketanji Brown Jackson dissented, arguing that the decision stripped migrants of due process protections and exposes them to potential harm.
The administration defends third-country deportations as necessary when home countries refused to accept certain deportees.
Critics argued that sending migrants to South Sudan, a country with dire human rights conditions, violated international law and puts lives at risk.
The ruling is part of the Trump administration’s broader effort to expedite deportations and enforce stricter immigration policies.
The migrants’ lawyers argued that the decision rewards the government’s lawlessness and puts their clients’ lives in danger.
The case highlighted the ongoing debate between national security priorities and international human rights obligations.
AFP
