Courts blocked the handover after lawyers raised concerns of torture. Then the Supreme Court intervened to allow the Trump administration’s plan to move forward.

Eight deported men held in Djibouti were flown to war-torn South Sudan after the US Supreme Court cleared their removal, despite concerns over safety and ongoing conflict in the destination country.

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.