Eight migrant detainees who were on a US flight destined for South Sudan are currently at a US military base in Djibouti, awaiting next steps as details over their case are hammered out in court, two US officials told CNN.

In a court filing, Trump’s secretary of state claimed blocking migrant deportations to South Sudan will harm efforts to distribute humanitarian aid.

Karoline Leavitt commented on a deportation flight reportedly linked to South Sudan, blaming a judge who ruled the Trump administration had violated a court order.

Department of Homeland Security officials released information on eight individuals flown on a chartered removal flight bound for South Sudan May 20. All were convicted of serious crimes in the United States,