A federal judge in Washington, D.C., temporarily blocked the Trump administration on Friday from deporting eight foreign nationals to South Sudan, just days after the Supreme Court sided with the administration in a related deportation case.

Federal judge halts deportation of eight migrants to South Sudan, ruling on July 4 to allow time for constitutional arguments against Trump administration's policy.

By Jody Godoy and Nate Raymond (Reuters) -Eight migrants lost their last-ditch effort to halt their deportation to South Sudan by the Trump administration on Friday afternoon, clearing the way for their imminent transfer after a judge in Massachusetts denied their request.