The men who were placed on a deportation flight headed for the chaotic nation of South Sudan were originally from countries as far away as Vietnam.

A federal judge orders President Donald Trump's administration to maintain custody of deported immigrants amid legal challenges over South Sudan removals.

A federal district court judge in Boston ruled on Wednesday that the Trump administration’s attempt to send several immigrants from other countries to South Sudan violated a court order blocking the government from deporting people to third countries without allowing them to object to their removal.