At least seven African nations have agreed to accept deportees who are not their own citizens as part of arrangements with the US
2-MIN READ2-MIN ListenAssociated PressPublished: 7:13pm, 19 Jun 2026A 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.
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 US but had served their prison sentences when they were taken into custody last year.
