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Vietnamese man deported from U.S. to South Sudan is repatriated after ... Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save JUBA, South Sudan (AP) — A Vietnamese national deported to South Sudan by the Trump administration under its controversial third-country deportation program was repatriated to Vietnam on Friday after spending more than a year in detention. South Sudan’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs announced the repatriation of 44-year-old Tuan Phan at a press briefing on Friday. “We are grateful that while in our custody Mr. Phan was very disciplined, joyful, and importantly, he remained healthy,” said spokesperson Agok Anyar. Phan and seven other men were sent to Africa in May 2025, rerouted first to a U.S. military base in Djibouti after a federal judge blocked their deportation to South Sudan midflight, citing procedural irregularities. They arrived in Juba, South Sudan’s capital, aboard a military aircraft in July 2025 after a Supreme Court ruling greenlit their removal. The eight men all have criminal convictions in the U.S. but had served their prison sentences when they were taken into custody last year. At least seven…

Vietnamese man deported to South Sudan under Trump program returns home A Vietnamese national, Tuan Phan, 44, was repatriated to Vietnam on Friday after over a year detained in South Sudan , following his deportation under a controversial Trump administration program. His return was announced by South Sudan’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs. "We are grateful that while in our custody Mr. Phan was very disciplined, joyful, and importantly, he remained healthy," said spokesperson Agok Anyar. Phan and seven other men were sent to Africa in May 2025. Their deportation to South Sudan was initially blocked midflight by a federal judge citing procedural irregularities, rerouting them to a U.S. military base in Djibouti. They ultimately arrived in Juba, South Sudan’s capital, in July 2025, after a Supreme Court ruling greenlit their removal. Phan’s return was announced by South Sudan’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs ( AP/Deng Machol ) The eight men all have criminal convictions in the U.S. but had served their prison sentences when they were taken into custody last year. At least seven African countries have agreed to accept deportees who are not their own citizens as part of arrangements with t…

Vietnamese man deported from U.S. to South Sudan is repatriated after ... Vietnamese man deported from U.S. to South Sudan is repatriated after months in detention Vietnamese national Tuan Phan speaks during a news conference before departing Juba International Airport in Juba, South Sudan, Friday, June 19, 2026. (AP Photo/Deng Machol) Copyright 2026 The Associated Press. All rights reserved By Joseph Falzetta And Deng Machol, The Associated Press Posted Jun 19, 2026 06:19:26 AM. Last Updated Jun 19, 2026 09:23:12 AM. JUBA, South Sudan (AP) — A Vietnamese national deported to South Sudan by the Trump administration under its controversial third-country deportation program was repatriated to Vietnam on Friday after spending more than a year in detention. South Sudan’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs announced the repatriation of 44-year-old Tuan Phan at a press briefing on Friday. “We are grateful that while in our custody Mr. Phan was very disciplined, joyful, and importantly, he remained healthy,” said spokesperson Agok Anyar. Phan and seven other men were sent to Africa in May 2025, rerouted first to a U.S. military base in Djibouti after a federal judge blocked their deportation t…

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 repatriation of 44-year-old Tuan Phan at a press briefing on Friday. “We are grateful that while in our custody Mr Phan was very disciplined, joyful, and importantly, he remained healthy,” spokesman Agok Anyar said. Phan...

South Sudan repatriates Vietnamese man deported from US A Vietnamese national deported to South Sudan by the Trump administration under its controversial third-country deportation program was repatriated to Vietnam on Friday after spending more than a year in detention. South Sudan’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs announced the repatriation of 44-year-old Tuan Phan at a news briefing in Juba on Friday. Phan and seven other men were sent to Africa in May 2025, rerouted first to a U.S. military base in Djibouti after a federal judge blocked their deportation to South Sudan midflight, citing procedural irregularities. They arrived in Juba, South Sudan’s capital, aboard a military aircraft in July 2025 after a Supreme Court ruling greenlit their removal. The eight men all have criminal convictions in the U.S. but had served their prison sentences when they were taken into custody last year. At least seven African countries have agreed to accept deportees who are not their own citizens as part of arrangements with the U.S., which in exchange has agreed to pay millions of dollars to those governments. More than 180 people have been sent to those countries, according to the monitoring…

Vietnamese man deported from U.S. to South Sudan is repatriated after ... JUBA, South Sudan (AP) — A Vietnamese national deported to South Sudan by the Trump administration under its controversial third-country deportation program was repatriated to Vietnam on Friday after spending more than a year in detention. South Sudan’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs announced the repatriation of 44-year-old Tuan Phan at a press briefing on Friday. “We are grateful that while in our custody Mr. Phan was very disciplined, joyful, and importantly, he remained healthy,” said spokesperson Agok Anyar. Advertisement Article continues below this ad Phan and seven other men were sent to Africa in May 2025, rerouted first to a U.S. military base in Djibouti after a federal judge blocked their deportation to South Sudan midflight, citing procedural irregularities. They arrived in Juba, South Sudan’s capital, aboard a military aircraft in July 2025 after a Supreme Court ruling greenlit their removal. The eight men all have criminal convictions in the U.S. but had served their prison sentences when they were taken into custody last year. More News Photos: Bridgeport Military Academy graduates 60 students T…

Vietnamese man deported from U.S. to South Sudan returns home after ... A Vietnamese national deported from the United States to South Sudan under a controversial third-country deportation programme left Juba on Friday to return home after Vietnam agreed to accept him, South Sudanese officials said. Thanh Tuan Phan is the latest member of a group of eight men transferred by the United States to South Sudan in 2025 despite most having no ties to the country, a move that drew criticism from rights groups and sparked legal challenges in U.S. courts. “Today, one of those deportees, with the acceptance of his country, Vietnam, is voluntarily returning home to be with his family,” Foreign Ministry spokesperson Agok Anyar Madut told reporters. The deportees arrived in South Sudan in July 2025 after spending weeks at a U.S. military base in Djibouti while court challenges to their removal were being heard. The group included nationals of Vietnam, Mexico, Cuba, Laos, Myanmar and South Sudan. Madut declined to say how many deportees remain in South Sudan but said the government was working to facilitate the return of all those transferred to the country. “The government of our republic is w…

Vietnamese man deported from U.S. to South Sudan is repatriated after ... JUBA, South Sudan (AP) — A Vietnamese national deported toSouth Sudanby the Trump administration under its controversialthird-country deportation programwas repatriated to Vietnam on Friday after spending more than a year in detention. South Sudan’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs announced the repatriation of 44-year-old Tuan Phan at a press briefing on Friday. “We are grateful that while in our custody Mr. Phan was very disciplined, joyful, and importantly, he remained healthy,” said spokesperson Agok Anyar. Phan and seven other men were sent to Africa in May 2025, rerouted first to a U.S. military base in Djibouti after a federal judge blocked their deportation to South Sudan midflight, citing procedural irregularities. They arrived in Juba, South Sudan’s capital, aboard a military aircraft in July 2025 after a Supreme Court ruling greenlit their removal. The eight men all have criminal convictions in the U.S. but had served their prison sentences when they were taken into custody last year. At least seven African countries have agreed to accept deportees who are not their own citizens as part of arrange…