Judge briefly blocks immigrants’ deportation to South Sudan, but legal path eventually cleared
Despite a federal judge briefly halting deportations of eight immigrants to war-torn South Sudan, he and a second judge eventually cleared the way for the Trump administration to relocate the immigrants the day after the Supreme Court greenlighted their removal.
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2 developments- Jul 3, 2025Supreme Court clears way for deportation to South Sudan of several immigrants with no ties there
- Jul 5, 2025US completes deportation of 8 men to South Sudan after weeks of legal wrangling
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Judge briefly blocks immigrants’ deportation to South Sudan, but legal path eventually cleared
Judge briefly blocks immigrants’ deportation to South Sudan after Supreme Court cleared the way
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13 viewpointsSupreme Court clears way for deportation to South Sudan of immigrants – NBC4 Washington
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4 viewpointsJudge temporarily halts South Sudan deportations despite Trump wins at Supreme Court
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Immigrants’ deportation to South Sudan briefly blocked after Supreme Court cleared the way
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