US Third Country Deportation Release
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CAPE TOWN, South Africa (AP) — A Laotian citizen deported by the United States to Eswatini under the Trump administration’s immigration crackdown was released from a maximum security prison in the African nation on Sunday after being held there for more than a year, his lawyer said.
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Phone Chomsavanh was among five immigrants deported to Eswatini — where he has no ties — in July 2025 in the early days of the Trump administration’s secretive and highly contentious third-country deportation program.
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Phone Chomsavanh, a Laotian citizen deported by the United States to Eswatini in July 2025 under the Trump administration's third-country deportation program, was released from a maximum security prison in Eswatini after being held for over a year. Chomsavahn had no ties to Eswatini and was never charged with any crime there. His U.S.-based lawyer, Tin Thanh Nguyen, confirmed that he is now being deported to Laos…
An immigrant deported by the US and held in an African prison for more than a year has been released →Phone Chomsavanh, a Laotian man, was released from prison in eSwatini (formerly Swaziland) after spending 14 months incarcerated following his deportation by the US government under its third-country deportation program. This initiative, which began during the Trump administration and remains controversial, has seen around 500 immigrants sent to African countries that are not their homes since its inception last…
Laotian man freed from eSwatini jail 14 months after US third-country deportation →Phone Chomsavanh, a Laotian man with no ties to Eswatini, was released from prison after 14 months following his deportation there in July 2025 under President Trump's third-country deportation program. He had previously served time for crimes in the US and was deported along with four others on a military cargo plane without being informed of their destination. The United States has used this controversial program…
Lao man sent by Trump to African country where he had no ties is finally released after more than a year →Analysis
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- 4 Oct
CAPE TOWN, South Africa (AP) — A Laotian citizen deported by the United States to Eswatini under the Trump administration’s immigration crackdown was released from a maximum security prison in the African nation on Sunday after being held there for more than a year, his lawyer said.
- 5 Oct
The Trump administration has defended the policy as a means to quickly remove immigrants who have received their final deportation orders but whose home countries might not immediately want to take them back.
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5 Oct Lao man sent by Trump to African country where he had no ties is finally released after more than a yearPhone Chomsavanh, a Laotian man with no ties to Eswatini, was released from prison after 14 months following his deportation there in July 2025 under President Trump's third-country deportation program. He had previously served time for crimes in the US and was deported along with four others on a military cargo plane without being informed of their destination. The United States has used this controversial program…The Independent
5 Oct Laotian man freed from eSwatini jail 14 months after US third-country deportationPhone Chomsavanh, a Laotian man, was released from prison in eSwatini (formerly Swaziland) after spending 14 months incarcerated following his deportation by the US government under its third-country deportation program. This initiative, which began during the Trump administration and remains controversial, has seen around 500 immigrants sent to African countries that are not their homes since its inception last…South China Morning Post
4 Oct An immigrant deported by the US and held in an African prison for more than a year has been releasedPhone Chomsavanh, a Laotian citizen deported by the United States to Eswatini in July 2025 under the Trump administration's third-country deportation program, was released from a maximum security prison in Eswatini after being held for over a year. Chomsavahn had no ties to Eswatini and was never charged with any crime there. His U.S.-based lawyer, Tin Thanh Nguyen, confirmed that he is now being deported to Laos…Toronto Star
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