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Judge briefly blocks immigrants’ deportation to South Sudan after Supreme Court had cleared the way

Judge briefly blocks immigrants’ deportation to South Sudan after Supreme Court had cleared the way

A federal judge on Friday briefly halted deportations of eight immigrants to war-torn South Sudan, sending the case to another judge, in Boston, the day after the Supreme Court greenlighted their removal. District Judge Randolph Moss sent the case...

Opinion| South Sudan at the crossroads: From tribal capture to ethical nationhood

Opinion| South Sudan at the crossroads: From tribal capture to ethical nationhood

Abstract South Sudan’s crisis is not simply ethnic but ethical. This article argues that corruption thrives not because of tribes, but because of a system where kinship replaces citizenship and public office becomes private property. It exposes...

Federal Judge Clears Way for Trump Administration to Deport Migrants from Djibouti to South Sudan Despite Safety Fears

Federal Judge Clears Way for Trump Administration to Deport Migrants from Djibouti to South Sudan Despite Safety Fears

By Blessing Nweke The Trump administration has been cleared to deport eight migrants held in Djibouti to South Sudan, following a rapid series of court rulings Friday. The migrants’ legal team had urgently sought to block the deportation, warning...

US completes deportation of 8 men to South Sudan after weeks of legal wrangling

US completes deportation of 8 men to South Sudan after weeks of legal wrangling

US judge clears way for imminent deportation of 8 migrants to S Sudan

US judge clears way for imminent deportation of 8 migrants to S Sudan

Eight migrants lost their last-ditch effort to halt their deportation to South Sudan by the Trump administration yesterday, clearing the way for their imminent transfer after a judge in Massachusetts denied their request. Lawyers for the United...

South Sudan president returns from lengthy UAE trip: state media

South Sudan president returns from lengthy UAE trip: state media

South Sudan President Salva Kiir returned to Juba on Wednesday after an extended visit to the United Arab Emirates, state media said, a trip that had fuelled rumours about his health. Members of his entourage, speaking on condition of anonymity,...

From independence to insecurity: Juba students demand change

From independence to insecurity: Juba students demand change

Author: Obaj Okuj | Published: 7 hours ago Juba pupils and students reflect on 14 years of South Sudan independence|By Darlington Moses A group of pupils and students in Juba have shared mixed feelings about South Sudan’s progress since gaining...

Violent criminal migrants headed to South Sudan following last-minute legal skirmish

Violent criminal migrants headed to South Sudan following last-minute legal skirmish

WASHINGTON — Eight migrants with violent criminal convictions detained by the feds will be sent to South Sudan following a legal skirmish in two separate federal jurisdictions trying to halt their deportation. Lawyers for the migrants filed...

Activists object deportation of criminals to South Sudan

Activists object deportation of criminals to South Sudan

By Lodu William Odiya and Nakwam Rose Activists raise concern over United States’ decision to deport eight individuals described as “top criminals” to South Sudan. US Supreme Court on Thursday allowed Donald Trump’s administration to send a group...

US Court Clears Deportation Of 8 Migrants To South Sudan

US Court Clears Deportation Of 8 Migrants To South Sudan

Home North America US Court Clears Deportation Of 8 Migrants To South Sudan The Friday effort to prevent the deportations came after months of back and forth between Murphy, the Supreme Court, and the Trump administration. Eight migrants’ final...

Upper Nile governor urges for peaceful Independence celebration

Upper Nile governor urges for peaceful Independence celebration

Author: Madrama James | Published: 8 hours ago Lt Gen James Koang Chuol, the governor of Upper Nile State during a public rally in Malakal town on Sunday, March 30, 2025 - Courtesy The Governor or Upper Nile State James Koang Chuol has urged the...

Judge blocks immigrants' deportation to South Sudan after Supreme Court cleared the way

Judge blocks immigrants' deportation to South Sudan after Supreme Court cleared the way

A federal judge on Friday briefly halted deportations of eight immigrants to war-torn South Sudan, sending the case to another judge, in Boston, the day after the Supreme Court greenlighted their removal. District Judge Randolph Moss sent the case...

Eight people lose appeal in US against deportation to South Sudan

Eight people lose appeal in US against deportation to South Sudan

Eight men in United States detention have lost a last-ditch attempt to avoid deportation to South Sudan, a country facing ongoing criticism for human rights abuses. On Friday, Judge Brian Murphy of Boston denied the eleventh-hour appeal, which has...

US judge clears the way for imminent deportation of 8 migrants to South Sudan

US judge clears the way for imminent deportation of 8 migrants to South Sudan

By Jody Godoy and Nate Raymond (Reuters) -Eight migrants lost their last-ditch effort to halt their deportation to South Sudan by the Trump administration on Friday afternoon, clearing the way for their imminent transfer after a judge in...

Judge blocks immigrants' deportation to South Sudan a day after Supreme Court clears the way

Judge blocks immigrants' deportation to South Sudan a day after Supreme Court clears the way

Despite a federal judge briefly halting deportations of eight immigrants to war-torn South Sudan, he and a second judge eventually cleared the wat for the Trump administration to relocate the immigrants the day after the Supreme Court greenlighted...

Judge briefly blocks immigrants' deportation to South Sudan, but legal path eventually cleared

Judge briefly blocks immigrants' deportation to South Sudan, but legal path eventually cleared

The administration had earlier said it intended Friday to move the immigrants from the U.S. naval base in Djibouti, where they and their guards have lingered for weeks as their case has ricocheted through the courts, to South Sudan. The...

U.S. judge clears the way for imminent deportation of 8 migrants to South Sudan

U.S. judge clears the way for imminent deportation of 8 migrants to South Sudan

Eight migrants lost their last-ditch effort to halt their deportation to South Sudan by the Trump administration on Friday afternoon, clearing the way for their imminent transfer after a judge in Massachusetts denied their request. Lawyers for the...

U.S. judge clears the way for imminent deportation of 8 migrants to South Sudan

U.S. judge clears the way for imminent deportation of 8 migrants to South Sudan

Eight migrants lost their last-ditch effort to halt their deportation to South Sudan by the Trump administration on Friday afternoon, clearing the way for their imminent transfer after a judge in Massachusetts denied their request. Lawyers for the...

Trump given green light to deport migrants to South Sudan

Trump given green light to deport migrants to South Sudan

Author: Obaj Okuj | Published: 28 minutes ago mugshots of the illegal migrants being deported from the US to South Sudan - Photo Credit: New York Post The United States Supreme Court on Thursday gave a green light to the Trump administration to...

BREAKING: Hours After Supreme Court Ruling, Obama Judge Temporarily Blocks Trump Admin From Transferring 8 Illegals in Djibouti to South Sudan

BREAKING: Hours After Supreme Court Ruling, Obama Judge Temporarily Blocks Trump Admin From Transferring 8 Illegals in Djibouti to South Sudan

Happy Independence Day! Just hours after the Supreme Court issued a ruling, a federal judge temporarily blocked the Trump Administration from transferring the 8 illegal aliens stuck in Djibouti to South Sudan. Judge Randolph Moss, an Obama...

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