Trump administration defends flight of migrants to third countries

A U.S. Air force flight carrying migrants deported by the US government arrives at Ramon Villeda Morales International Airport in January 2025 in San Pedro Sula, Honduras.

A federal judge in Massachusetts had earlier ordered the Department of Homeland Security to keep custody of migrants sent to South Sudan, or any third country, until he can verify they received proper due process.

(Image credit: Jorge Salvador Cabrera)