US deports eight men to South Sudan after legal battle

The United States has deported eight men to South Sudan. The group included nationals from Myanmar, Cuba, Vietnam, Laos, and Mexico all convicted of serious crimes like murder and sexual assault.

They had either finished serving prison terms or were nearing the end. US officials say their home countries refused to take them back, prompting Washington to send them to South Sudan instead.

The deportation was delayed in May after a US judge…