Politics Aug 28 What to know about the Trump administration’s plan to deport migrants to Africa By Gerald Imray, Associated Press
World Aug 12 AP report: Israel is in talks to possibly resettle Palestinians from Gaza in South Sudan Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu says he wants to realize U.S. President Donald Trump's vision of relocating much of Gaza’s population through what Netanyahu refers to as “voluntary migration.”… By Sam Mednick, Associated Press
Politics Jul 05 U.S. completes deporting 8 men from various nations to South Sudan after weeks of legal battles Eight men deported from the United States in May and held under guard for weeks at an American military base in the African nation of Djibouti while their legal challenges played out in court have now reached the Trump administration's intended destination,… By Associated Press
Politics Jun 23 Supreme Court allows Trump to restart swift deportation of migrants to locations that are not their home countries The high court majority did not detail its reasoning in the brief order, as is typical on its emergency docket. All three liberal justices dissented. By Lindsay Whitehurst, Associated Press
Nation May 21 Judge says Trump administration violated court order by deporting migrants to South Sudan A federal judge says the Trump administration violated a court order on deportations to third countries with a flight linked to the African nation of South Sudan. By Lindsay Whitehurst, Michael Casey, Tim Sullivan, Associated Press
May 21 What to know about South Sudan, where U.S. apparently sent migrants on deportation flight By Cara Anna, Associated Press The U.S. is being asked to explain why it appears to be deporting migrants from as far away as Vietnam and Cuba to South Sudan, a chaotic country that's once again in danger of collapsing into civil war. Continue reading
May 21 WATCH: U.S. says it removed 8 people convicted of crimes after South Sudan deportation flight By Lindsay Whitehurst, Associated Press The Trump administration confirmed it had deported eight people it said had been convicted of crimes in the United States, but the government refused to say what their final destinations would be. Continue reading
May 20 Attorneys say U.S. immigration authorities appear to have begun deporting migrants to South Sudan By Lindsay Whitehurst, Associated Press Up to a dozen people from several countries may have been deported to Africa, immigration rights lawyers told a judge. Continue reading
Mar 11 Ugandan special forces deploy to South Sudan to protect government as civil war fears grow By Rodney Muhumuza, Associated Press Uganda has deployed an unknown number of troops to South Sudan in a bid to protect the fragile government of President Salva Kiir as a tense rivalry with his deputy threatens a return to civil war in the east African… Continue reading
Mar 18 South Sudan closes all schools in anticipation of 2 week extreme heat wave By Deng Machol, Associated Press The health and education ministries advised parents to keep all children indoors as temperatures are expected to soar to 45 Celsius, or 113 Fahrenheit. Continue reading