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Vietnamese deportee returns home after year in South Sudan

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A Vietnamese national, Tuan Phan Vuong, who was deported to South Sudan under a controversial third-country deportation program initiated by Donald Trump's administration, has been repatriated to Vietnam. Vuong spent over a year in detention in South Sudan after being sent there with seven other men in May 2025. Their deportation was initially blocked by a federal judge but later allowed by the Supreme Court, leading to their arrival in Juba, South Sudan. AI

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Vietnamese deportee returns home after year in South Sudan

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  1. SCMP — Tech TIER_1 English(EN) · Associated Press ·

    Vietnamese sent to South Sudan under Trump’s third-country deportation scheme goes home

    A Vietnamese national deported to South Sudan by Donald Trump’s administration under its controversial third-country deportation programme was repatriated to Vietnam on Friday after spending more than a year in detention. South Sudan’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs announced the re…

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