Washington — 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 ruling halts a lower court order that temporarily allowed migrants to challenge their removal to countries outside their homeland.

The Supreme Court cleared the deportation of eight immigrants to South Sudan, overruling a lower court's order that allowed them to challenge removal to a dangerous third country.