South Sudanese authorities confirmed on Tuesday that eight men deported from the United States were now in the custody of the government of the African country.Apuk Ayuel, a spokesperson for the foreign ministry,

The Trump administration said it deported a group of eight men convicted of serious crimes in the United States to the conflict-ridden African country of South Sudan, following a legal saga that had kept the deportees stuck in a military base in Djibouti for weeks.

The deported men shackled by both hands and feet, guarded by US service members, aboard the plane The US has deported eight people to South Sudan following a legal battle that saw them diverted to Djibouti for several weeks.