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Eugene

(65,843 posts) Fri Jul 11, 2025, 02:52 PM Jul 11

Border czar Tom Homan says that 8 men deported to South Sudan are "free" and no longer America's concern [View all]

Related: Homan unsure of status of the eight men deported to South Sudan (Politico video)

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Source: The Guardian

US border czar says he doesn’t know fate of eight men deported to South Sudan

Men from Mexico, Cuba, Vietnam, Laos and Myanmar were removed from the US and flown to the war-torn country

Jessica Glenza
Fri 11 Jul 2025 14.47 BST
Last modified on Fri 11 Jul 2025 16.10 BST

Tom Homan, the US border czar, has said he does not know what happened to the eight men deported to South Sudan after the Trump administration resumed sending migrants to countries that are not their place of origin, known as third countries.

“They’re free as far as we’re concerned. They’re free, they’re no longer in our custody, they’re in Sudan,” Homan told Politico on Friday. “Will they stay in Sudan? I don’t know.”

Administration officials said the men had been convicted of violent crimes in the US. Only one of the eight reportedly has a connection to South Sudan, which recently emerged from a civil war. The others include two people from Myanmar, two from Cuba, and one each from Vietnam, Laos and Mexico.

South Sudanese authorities said on Tuesday the men were in custody in Juba “under the care of the relevant authorities, who are screening them and ensuring their safety and wellbeing”.

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Read more: https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/jul/11/trump-immigration-tom-homan-south-sudan-deportees

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It should also be pointed out how the US said Kilmar Abrego Garcia was "home" while he was locked up in El Salvador.

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Border czar Tom Homan says that 8 men deported to South Sudan are "free" and no longer America's concern [View all] Eugene Jul 11 OP

The crimes... Greg_In_SF Jul 11 #1

The crimes... Duncan Grant Jul 11 #6

I don't understand why people don't see this. yardwork Jul 11 #14

They had due process SickOfTheOnePct Jul 11 #15

Not send them to a random war-torn third country. yardwork Jul 12 #44

I agree that the preference is... SickOfTheOnePct Jul 12 #47

How do we know their home countries wouldn't take them? yardwork Jul 12 #48

And? They are still allowed due process obamanut2012 Jul 11 #8

Tell that to the families of those murdered and sexually assaulted Greg_In_SF Jul 11 #9

They had due process SickOfTheOnePct Jul 11 #11

and they were sent to Sudan, why??? Skittles Jul 11 #17

likely to send a message purple_haze Jul 12 #54

Son of a bitch. choie Jul 11 #2

fixed it Red Mountain Jul 11 #3

Very possible. yardwork Jul 12 #45

Some might soon be free from all earthly cares dalton99a Jul 11 #4

Yeah, maybe they're dead, but Homan doesn't know, and it doesn't matter. MineralMan Jul 11 #5

Matthew 27:24 DBoon Jul 11 #7

And if those 8 men kill a bunch of Sudanese.... RussBLib Jul 11 #10

Seriously asking SickOfTheOnePct Jul 11 #12

Apparently, some people Greg_In_SF Jul 11 #16

This message was self-deleted by its author Skittles Jul 11 #19

sent them to their countries of origin? Skittles Jul 11 #18

They Greg_In_SF Jul 11 #20

it is absolutely CRUEL to deposit people where they have never been Skittles Jul 11 #21

OK SickOfTheOnePct Jul 11 #22

what happened to them before the gestapo came along? Skittles Jul 11 #25

What happened to them? SickOfTheOnePct Jul 11 #27

so have them serve their sentences Skittles Jul 11 #31

Replied in another post SickOfTheOnePct Jul 11 #33

Are you of the opinion Greg_In_SF Jul 11 #23

OUR FUCKING PRESIDENT IS A MULTI-FELON RAPIST AND CON ARTIST Skittles Jul 11 #24

You're right about the President SickOfTheOnePct Jul 11 #26

so what happened with these folk before the American gestapo came along? Skittles Jul 11 #28

From the BBC SickOfTheOnePct Jul 11 #32

Those two things have Greg_In_SF Jul 11 #42

I'm with you MorbidButterflyTat Jul 11 #37

Now I'm curious MorbidButterflyTat Jul 11 #36

Sez who? You believe them why? yardwork Jul 12 #46

the simple answer... RussBLib Jul 11 #43

the people who excuse nazi tactics NEVER envision themselves as targets Skittles Jul 11 #39

What should we have done with them? N/t SickOfTheOnePct Jul 11 #40

I would love to see Inquisitor Homan dropped from a plane into El Salvador. travelingthrulife Jul 11 #13

if all the people rooting for cruelty experienced some of it Skittles Jul 11 #29

Instead of "border czar", call Tom Homan what he really is - "Fucking asshole Nazi scumbag terrorist". Initech Jul 11 #30

I cannot BELIEVE how many people excuse these nazi tactics Skittles Jul 11 #35

There literally is no excuse. None. Initech Jul 11 #41

What do you Greg_In_SF Jul 12 #51

Border "czar" MorbidButterflyTat Jul 11 #34

'free' as in dead? spanone Jul 11 #38

Odds are if they're not dead, they've been sold into slavery. indusurb Jul 12 #49

And the reason why they weren't sent back to their own country Is? Autumn Jul 12 #50

Let's take a guess: sold into slavery Clouds Passing Jul 12 #52

Wouldnt be surprised if "free" means dead. SSJVegeta Jul 12 #53