A man from the Central African Republic was apprehended in Minneapolis-St. Paul after a routine immigration background check revealed he was wanted in Texas for unauthorised use of a motor vehicle. According to US Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), the arrest was made with assistance from their Minneapolis- St. Paul team as part of standard procedures carried out when individuals apply for immigration benefits. The unnamed individual had an active warrant in Texas, forcing authorities to take swift action. “Whenever someone applies for immigration benefits, comprehensive background checks are conducted. This process helps us identify unresolved legal issues, including any active warrants,” ICE stated on X.

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Last week, the Trump administration deported eight men convicted of serious crimes in the US to South Sudan, ending a protracted legal battle that left them stranded for weeks at a US military base in Djibouti. According to Assistant Secretary of Homeland Security Tricia McLaughlin, the deportation flight landed in South Sudan shortly before midnight Eastern time on Friday.

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A photo released by the department showed the deportees shackled at both hands and feet, seated inside the aircraft under the watch of U.S. service members. None of the deportees is from South Sudan. They hail from Cuba, Mexico, Laos, Myanmar, Sudan and Vietnam, and were ordered deported from the U.S. after being convicted of crimes, including murder, homicide, sexual assault, lascivious acts with a child and robbery.

Recently, Trump administration officials revealed that US immigration authorities may deport migrants to countries other than their country of origin with as little as six hours’ notice. The memo, dated Wednesday, July 9, from Acting ICE Director Todd Lyons, outlines that while U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) will generally wait at least 24 hours after notifying individuals of their removal to a “third country,” expedited deportations could occur in as few as six hours.