They're Gone: Eight Illegal Immigrants Sent to South Sudan
On Friday, just before midnight, a plane landed in South Sudan. On that plane were eight illegal aliens, deported from the United States, who will not be enjoying the hospitality of the South Sudanese. This represents the culmination of a lot of legal wrangling that ended up at the Supreme Court.
The Trump administration deported eight migrants to South Sudan, according to a Department of Homeland Security official, after the administration had to halt their deportation to a base in Djibouti.
"A district judge cannot dictate the national security and foreign policy of the United States of America," Assistant Secretary Tricia McLaughlin said to ABC News. "This Independence Day marks another victory for the safety and security of the American people."
The plane landed in South Sudan just before midnight EST on Friday.
The eight migrants, who DHS has alleged have serious criminal convictions, were the subject of a lawsuit that had halted their deportation to South Sudan and diverted them to a U.S. military base in Djibouti.
OK, let's get one thing straight: The eight goblins sent to South Sudan aren't "migrants." They are, or were, illegal aliens; people in the United States in violation of our immigration laws, and with criminal convictions above and beyond their illegal entry. For various reasons, they aren't being sent back to their home countries; thus, their housing in South Sudan. This is an immigration-law equivalent of the old bartenders' closing-time admonition: "You don't have to go home, but you can't stay here."
RedState's own Susie Moore has kept us updated on the legal case:
D.C. Judge Temporarily Halts Deportations SCOTUS Just Okayed (Updated)
SCOTUS 'Clarifies' Deportation Case, Smacks Judge Who Tried End-Around
Susie writes:
It appears Judge Murphy has learned his lesson after the Supreme Court's Thursday clarification. Moments ago, he entered the following order in the transferred Massachusetts case:
Judge Brian E. Murphy: ELECTRONIC ORDER entered. This habeas petition was transferred, Phan et al v. U.S. Department of Homeland Security et al, 1:25-cv-02147-RDM, Dkt. 8, from the District Court for the District of Columbia as it was deemed related to D.V.D. et al v. U.S. Department of Homeland Security et al., 1:25-cv-10676-BEM. In D.V.D., the relief sought by Petitioners was initially granted by this Court but later stayed by the Supreme Court of the United States. Dept of Homeland Sec. v. D.V.D., S.Ct., 2025 WL 1732103 (June 23, 2025); Dept of Homeland Sec. v. D. V. D., S.Ct., 2025 WL 1832186 (July 3, 2025) (granting clarification specifically as to these Petitioners). This Court interprets these Supreme Court orders as binding on this new petition, as Petitioners are now raising substantially similar claims, and therefore Petitioners motion is denied.(svm) (Entered: 07/04/2025)
In other words, he's not going to test those waters further. It would appear then that the aliens will be heading out to South Sudan shortly. (Unless, of course, their attorneys can file an emergency appeal with the 1st Circuit and get it to intercede. I wouldn't bank on that.)
The Trump administration doesn't seem to have wasted any time getting these goblins on an airplane, out of Djibouti, and to their new residence in South Sudan.
President Trump and his administration are chalking up a pretty impressive list of wins on this front. The 2024 presidential campaign was in no small part a referendum on the Democrats' stark refusal to enforce our nation's immigration laws. The president was very open about stating what he intended to do.
Now he's doing it.
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