Judge says US deportations to South Sudan violate court order

A federal judge has said the deportation of eight men to South Sudan "unquestionably" violated his order that migrants must be allowed to challenge their removal to third countries.

Judge Brian Murphy's finding on Wednesday was the latest turn in a fast-evolving dispute.

One day earlier he ordered US authorities to keep custody of the men, over concerns that the US had violated his injunction against sending migrants to countries other than their own without allowing them to raise concerns.