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US President Donald Trump gestures as he meets with South African President Cyril Ramaphosa in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington, DC, on May 21, 2025. [AFP]
The US Department of Homeland Security on Wednesday justified its decision to deport Asian migrants to South Sudan -- one of the world's poorest countries and in the throes of internal conflict -- but suggested it was not their last stop.
Department spokeswoman Tricia McLaughlin slammed a federal judge for suspending the expulsion, accusing him of "trying to force the United States to bring back these uniquely barbaric monsters," insisting they had committed violent crimes.
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