US Supreme Court Allows Trump Administration to Deport Immigrants to Libya and South Sudan

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• The 6–3 decision, issued on June 23, allows the administration to bypass earlier court orders that had blocked such removals, citing risks to migrants’ safety

The U.S. Supreme Court has ruled that the Trump administration can, for now, deport immigrants to third countries like Libya and South Sudan. What is significant in the ruling is that they can be deported to these countries even if they aren’t from those nations. The 6–3 decision, issued on June 23, allows the administration to bypass earlier court orders that had blocked such removals, citing risks to migrants’ safety.

Justice Sonia Sotomayor, in a sharp dissent joined by Justices Kagan and Jackson, criticized the decision, warning it could expose thousands to violence. The Trump administration recently attempted to deport eight men—only one from South Sudan—to that country. South Sudan is facing conflict, displacement, and human rights abuses. The group is currently held in Djibouti while awaiting their fate.

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 Deporting people to unstable nations like Libya and South Sudan is being questioned. Torture, arbitrary detention, and civil war are common in these destinations. Domestic and international legal protections are unknown in these countries. Despite that, the Trump administration has reportedly sought financial deals with these countries in exchange for accepting deportees.