Eight illegal immigrants are living in a shipping container on a U.S. military base in the African country of Djibouti after a federal judge this week said a Supreme Court ruling allowing third-country deportations doesn’t apply to them. Here’s what you need to know about the federal deportation standoff:

The Djibouti situation

Eight deportees stuck on military base in shipping container:

The judicial defiance

Federal judge refuses to follow Supreme Court ruling:

The Republican outrage

Senator calls judge’s actions “insurrection”:

The third-country deportation process

Removals occur when home nations refuse deportees:

The due process dispute

Judge demanded additional protections for migrants:

The Supreme Court intervention

High court ruled against judge’s initial decision:

The Justice Department response

DOJ calls judge’s actions “lawless act of defiance”:

The judge’s justification

Murphy cites dissenting justice as support:

The dangerous living conditions

Migrants face health and security risks:

The deportees’ criminal records

All eight have serious felony convictions:

Additional criminal deportees

Remaining four also have violent convictions:

Read more:

• “Lawless act of defiance”: DOJ says Biden judge refusing to follow Supreme Court deportation ruling

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