The Supreme Court has cleared the way for the U.S. to deport eight men to South Sudan, despite warnings they could face torture or death, according to the Associated Press.
The court’s conservative majority halted a lower court order that had allowed the men to challenge their removal to a third country where they could be in danger.
The migrants, who were convicted of crimes in the U.S., were held for weeks at a naval base in Djibouti after their flight was rerouted.
The court’s ruling overrides a Massachusetts judge’s assertion that his order still applied.
Justices Sonia Sotomayor and Ketanji Brown Jackson dissented, accusing the government of using the court as a political weapon.
Advocates warn that the men face “perilous conditions” upon arrival in South Sudan.
