The men who were placed on a deportation flight headed for the chaotic nation of South Sudan were originally from countries as far away as Vietnam.

A federal district judge on May 21 said the Trump administration violated his court order by removing eight migrants to South Sudan without giving them an opportunity to object. The men, who have all been convicted of serious crimes,

A federal judge has ordered U.S. officials to appear at an emergency hearing to answer questions about their apparent deportation of immigrants to South Sudan and other countries