Trump Administration Declines to Say Whether Migrants Were Deported to South Sudan
WASHINGTON—The Trump administration said Wednesday that it had deported eight migrants with criminal histories to a third country willing to take them, but declined to say whether they had been taken to South Sudan.
At a press conference titled 'Migrant Flight to South Sudan,' Trump officials declined to disclose further details about the men's locations, the day after lawyers said their clients might have been taken to South Sudan in violation of a court order.
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