Vietnamese National Deported to South Sudan Repatriated to Vietnam After Year in Detention
A Vietnamese national deported to South Sudan under the U.S. third-country deportation program was repatriated to Vietnam on Friday after more than a year in detention, according to South Sudan’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs.
A 44-year-old Vietnamese national, Tuan Phan, was repatriated to Vietnam on Friday after spending more than a year in detention in South Sudan, the South Sudanese Ministry of Foreign Affairs announced in a press briefing. Spokesman Agok Anyar said, 'We are grateful that while in our custody Mr Phan was very disciplined, joyful, and importantly, he remained healthy.' Phan was among eight men with criminal convictions in the United States who were deported to South Sudan under the U.S. third-country deportation program. According to militarynews.com, Phan and the other men were initially diverted first to a U.S. military base in Djibouti in May 2025 after their deportation to South Sudan was halted during flight, and they arrived in Juba aboard a military aircraft in July 2025 after the U.S. Supreme Court approved their removal.
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