A countdown is on for a plane of eight immigration detainees to be flown from a US Naval base in Djibouti to war-torn South Sudan Friday night, with lawyers for the migrants rushing to judges on the Independence Day holiday to try to block the takeoff to a country where they say their clients could face torture.

The Supreme Court on Thursday cleared the way for the deportation of several immigrants who were put on a flight in May bound for South Sudan, a war-ravaged country where they have no ties. The decision comes after the court’s conservative majority found that immigration officials can quickly deport people to third

The Supreme Court cleared the way for the Trump administration to deport a group of migrants with criminal records held at a U.S. base in Djibouti; the administration says they'll be sent to South Sudan.