Divided Supreme Court Sides with Trump, 'Clarifies' Order Allowing Third-Country Deportations
- On July 3, the Supreme Court lifted a district court order, permitting the Trump administration to deport eight convicted offenders who had been held at a U.S. military facility in Djibouti to South Sudan.
- The injunction originally blocked these third-country removals due to concerns over the men’s right to separate hearings on potential torture in South Sudan, a country they have no ties to.
- The eight men, detained for six weeks and shackled in an air-conditioned shipping container under constant guard, come from multiple countries, with unclear plans upon arrival in the dangerous, war-torn South Sudan.
- Liberal Justices Sotomayor and Jackson dissented, cautioning that the decision allows deportations without sufficient judicial oversight or notice, placing many individuals at serious risk of torture or death.
- The ruling sets a precedent favoring executive authority in deporting noncitizens to third countries, raising concerns about human rights protections and limits on judicial oversight in immigration enforcement.
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Divided Supreme Court Sides with Trump, 'Clarifies' Order Allowing Third-Country Deportations
"The Court's continued refusal to justify its extraordinary decisions in this case, even as it faults lower courts for failing properly to divine their import, is indefensible," Justice Sonia Sotomayor wrote in dissent.


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