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Vietnamese man deported from U.S. to South Sudan repatriated after year in detention
Tuan Phan moved to the U.S. as a child in 1991, court documents show. In 2000, shortly after turning eighteen, he received a 25-year prison sentence after he shot and killed someone during a gang altercation.
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What happenedTuan Phan moved to the U.S. as a child in 1991, court documents show. In 2000, shortly after turning eighteen, he received a 25-year prison sentence after he shot and killed someone during a gang altercation.
The headline splitPBS NewsHour frames it as "Vietnamese man deported from U.S. to South Sudan repatriated after year in detention". The Independent frames it as "Vietnamese man deported to South Sudan under Trump program returns home".
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Left / center-leftVietnamese man deported from U.S. to South Sudan repatriated after year in detention
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Vietnamese man deported from U.S. to South Sudan repatriated after year in detention
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Tuan Phan moved to the U.S. as a child in 1991, court documents show. In 2000, shortly after turning eighteen, he received a 25-year prison sentence after he shot and killed someone during...