The Justice Department asked the Supreme Court to clarify a decision Monday that paved the way for the government to quickly deport criminal immigrants to "third countries."

After the justices let the administration deport migrants to countries with which they had no connection, a federal judge blocked the removal of eight men.

The Justice Department returned to the Supreme Court Tuesday to ask the justices to clarify their order allowing deportations of illegal immigrants to “third countries” for now, one day after a district judge said a group of illegal immigrants were still barred from being deported to South Sudan despite the high court’s order.