The White House strongly criticized a federal judge who found that the administration violated a court order by attempting to deport migrants to South Sudan.
Democrats have argued that House Republicans' measure would rob courts of their power by stripping away any consequences for officials who ignore judges' rulings.
Lawyers for some of the eight migrants deported Tuesday said they were told they were being sent to South Sudan. People familiar with the plane said it had landed for now in Djibouti.
