Eight migrants deported from Djibouti to South Sudan

6/7/2025 6:32

The Trump administration has deported to South Sudan eight migrants who had been held for more than a month by the U.S. at a military base in Djibouti, the Department of Homeland Security said on Saturday, after the migrants lost a last-ditch effort to halt

their transfer to the politically unstable country.



The men were deported on Friday, the July 4 Independence Day holiday in the U.S., Assistant Secretary Tricia McLaughlin said in a press release.



"This was a win for the rule of law, safety and security of the American people," McLaughlin said.



An aircraft carrying U.S. deportees arrived in South Sudan on Saturday, two officials working at Juba airport said.



An airport staffer speaking on condition of anonymity told Reuters he had seen a document showing that the aircraft "arrived this morning at 6:00 am" (0400 GMT). An immigration official also said the deportees had arrived in the country but shared no further details, referring all questions to the National Security Service intelligence agency.