People deported from the US to South Sudan – in direct violation of a court ruling – will be held for now in Djibouti, the Trump administration said.

An attempt by President Donald Trump's administration to transfer migrants to South Sudan violated a judicial order not to send deportees to countries other than their own without opportunity to contest their removal,

The deportees are stuck in Djibouti amid a legal fight over their expulsions. A lawyer for some of the men said she was concerned for their health and welfare.