A group of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) officers and eight deported migrants are stranded at Camp Lemonnier, a U.S. military base in Djibouti , East Africa. The situation arose after a federal judge blocked the deportation of the migrants to South Sudan, leaving them in a legal limbo. The migrants, who have criminal records, hail from countries including Cuba, Mexico, Laos, Vietnam, and Myanmar. They were initially on a deportation flight from Texas when the plane was rerouted to Djibouti due to the court ruling.

The deportees and ICE officers are housed in a converted shipping container, facing harsh conditions such as extreme heat, poor air quality from nearby burn pits, and the threat of rocket attacks. Temperatures in the area exceed 100 degrees Fahrenheit, and b

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