White House agrees to keep migrants in Djibouti for now, blasts federal judge's ruling

Washington DC, United States.- President Donald Trump confirmed this Thursday that the group of 8 migrants who were deported by the United States to the Republic of South Sudan - and in which a Mexican is counted - has not yet reached their destination before a judicial remedy that keeps them in Djibouti, in East Africa. According to CNN sources, the group is at the US Camp Lemonnie Naval Base in Djibouti. Derived from an order by Judge Brian Mu…

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Deported immigrants, mostly Asian and Latino, will be in Djibouti for 2 weeks, White House says

A flight with eight immigrants that left Texas this week, reportedly headed for South Sudan, will now remain in the East African country of Djibouti for two weeks to comply with a court order, White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt said on Thursday.

White House agrees to keep migrants in Djibouti for now, blasts federal judge's ruling

The judge says the administration "unquestionably" violated his earlier order, which stated migrants cannot be deported to a country other than their own without having adequate notice and a chance to object.

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The judge says the administration “unquestionably” violated his earlier order, which stated migrants cannot be deported to a country other than their own without having adequate notice and a chance to object. (Image credit: Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images)