Overview

• South Sudan’s Foreign Ministry confirmed on July 8 that all eight migrants deported by the U.S. are in official custody in Juba
• The men, held for over a month at Camp Lemonnier in Djibouti, arrived at Juba International Airport on July 5 following their deportation
• U.S. administration officials have said the migrants were convicted of violent crimes in the United States before being sent to South Sudan
• Their transfer was enabled by a Supreme Court stay issued in early July that lifted a lower court injunction against third-country removals
• Local civic leaders and human rights groups warn that returning migrants to a conflict-affected nation could breach due process and international protections