The US has deported eight people to South Sudan following a legal battle that saw them diverted to Djibouti for several weeks. The men - convicted of crimes including murder, sexual assault and robbery - had either completed or were near the end of their prison sentences.

Eight men deported from the United States have arrived in South Sudan after a dramatic Independence Day court battle that saw multiple emergency hearings and conflicting judicial rulings."This was a win for the rule of law,

Courts blocked the handover after lawyers raised concerns of torture. Then the Supreme Court intervened to allow the Trump administration’s plan to move forward.