Vietnamese Deportee Returns Home After Year in South Sudan

A Vietnamese man convicted of murder in the U.S. spent over a year in detention in unstable South Sudan before finally being deported back home — becoming the second of eight men sent there under a controversial U.S. program that reroutes deportees to third countries for cash. Despite serving his sentence, Phan was detained again under a complex legal battle that saw a judge block his deportation mid-flight, only for the Supreme Court to later allow his transfer. The program, which has sent over 180 non-citizens to African nations, faces mounting criticism over human rights concerns and instability — especially in South Sudan — while Phan, who came to the U.S. as a child, now returns to a country he left decades ago. Support the show:Get a discount at https://solipillow.com/discount/dnn. Advertise on DNN:[email protected] This is an automated, high-level news summary based on public reporting.Report issues to [email protected]. View sources & latest updates:https://sources.thednn.ai/76a05946bc953d29