The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday cleared the way for President Donald Trump’s administration to resume deportations of immigrants to third countries such as South Sudan and El Salvador—marking a key victory for the White House and its mass deportation campaign.

The high court’s decision suspends a federal judge’s order that had blocked the deportation of eight immigrants to South Sudan, including two Cubans and one Mexican.

Deputy Secretary of Homeland Security Tricia McLaughlin celebrated the ruling, stating that the Trump administration can now “exercise its legal authority” to remove undocumented immigrants to any country willing to accept them.

“Let the deportation planes fly!” she declared, following the 6-3 ruling, in which only the three liberal justices dissented.

In a brief unsigned order, the Supreme Court lifted the injunction issued by U.S. District Judge Brian Murphy of Massachusetts, who last month ruled that the Trump administration had violated a court order by attempting to deport the individuals without giving them adequate legal recourse and despite the risk of torture in the destination countries.

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As a result of Judge Murphy’s decision, the eight immigrants and eleven immigration agents had been stranded at a U.S. airbase in Djibouti, where, according to government attorneys, they faced potential threats from neighboring Yemen as well as “deplorable” health conditions.

In its argument before the Supreme Court, the Trump administration claimed that the immigrants in question had committed “heinous crimes” and that their home countries had refused to accept them.

Of the eight individuals being deported, only one is from South Sudan. The others are originally from Cuba, Mexico, Laos, Myanmar, and Vietnam.

U.S. law prohibits the government from deporting individuals to countries where they may face torture or serious harm.

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The jury tasked with determining whether rapper Sean “Diddy” Combs is guilty of sex trafficking, conspiracy, and transportation for prostitution viewed several sexually explicit videos on Monday involving a woman known as “Jane”—who testified under a pseudonym—and Combs, as well as other men. The woman was in a relationship with the musician between 2021 and 2024.

Jurors watched the footage privately on their monitors and listened through headphones. Members of the public and press in the courtroom were not allowed to view the videos, as Judge Arun Subramanian had previously ruled to protect the privacy of those involved.

Some of the videos shown were over five minutes long. However, Homeland Security Investigations Special Agent Joseph Cerciello, who took the stand for a second time, testified that there are “many hours” of such recordings.

Combs also wore headphones during the playback, but instead of watching his screen, he looked around the courtroom as the videos played.

Diddy, who remains in custody at a New York prison without bail, appeared in court wearing civilian clothes—a white sweatshirt and khaki pants.

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Prosecutors aimed to demonstrate that Sean Combs orchestrated numerous sex parties with the help of his staff, who were responsible not only for arranging hotel bookings and flights for women and male escorts, but also for handling more personal requests such as baby oil and drugs.

The U.S. National Weather Service (NWS) issued a warning Monday about an “extremely dangerous” heat wave—the first of the season—which is expected to break temperature records from the Midwest to the East Coast.

“This level of heat risk is known to be rare and/or long-lasting, with little or no overnight relief, and poses a threat to anyone without effective cooling and/or proper hydration,” the NWS stated in a bulletin.

Maximum temperatures are expected to soar above 90°F and even 100°F (32°C to 37°C), breaking numerous records over the coming days.

The heat will impact major urban areas with dense populations, including Columbus (Ohio), Philadelphia (Pennsylvania), and Washington, D.C., which the NWS said will face “especially significant heat impacts.”

The health consequences of extreme heat have worsened in recent years. In 2023 alone, there were 2,325 heat-related deaths in the U.S.—marking the fourth consecutive annual record—according to a study published in the Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA) in August.

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In response to the heat emergency, regions such as New York State, and cities like Boston and Philadelphia, have declared states of emergency.

“Excessive heat warnings and precautions remain in effect. Heat is the leading weather-related cause of death in most years,” warned the NWS office in Albany, the capital of New York.