On Thursday, the US Supreme Court authorized the Donald Trump administration to deport a group of migrants who were stranded at an American military base in Djibouti back to war-torn South Sudan.
The conservative-leaning top court's decision arrives 10 days after it permitted the Trump administration to deport migrants to countries other than their own.
In May, eight migrants were being flown from the US to South Sudan but ended up in Djibouti after a district court issued a stay on deportations to third countries.
On June 23, the Supreme Court removed the suspension imposed by District Judge Brian Murphy, allowing third-country deportations to proceed.
However, Murphy, appointed by former President Joe Biden, noted that the case involving the eight migrants who ended up in Djibouti was under a separate stay order he had issued and which had not been reviewed by the Supreme Court.
The court stated that migrants were not being provided with a "meaningful opportunity" to challenge their removal.
On June 23, the Supreme Court removed the stay that had been imposed by District Judge Brian Murphy, thus allowing third-country deportations to proceed.
However, Murphy, a nominee of former President Joe Biden, noted that the case involving the eight migrants who ended up in Djibouti was affected by a separate stay order he issued, which had not been considered by the Supreme Court.
The Supreme Court announced on Thursday that its June 23 decision was applicable to both of the judge's orders.
Sotomayor stated that the Government plans to transport the eight noncitizens it unlawfully expelled from the United States, moving them from Djibouti to South Sudan. There, they will be handed over to local authorities without considering their potential risk of facing torture or death.
She stated, "Today's order makes one thing clear: while other litigants must adhere to the rules, the administration seems to have a direct line to the Supreme Court."
According to US authorities, the eight men—two from Myanmar, two from Cuba, and one each from Vietnam, Laos, Mexico, and South Sudan—are convicted of violent crimes.
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