What Next | Deported—To a Country You've Never Been To

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4.6 • 6K Ratings

🗓️ 16 July 2025

⏱️ 29 minutes

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Summary

His client, Nyo Myint, is a refugee from Myanmar who was deported by the Trump administration—first to Djibouti, then to South Sudan—along with seven other men. His lawyer is now reaching out to the United Nations to intervene. Guest: Jonathan Ryan, San Antonio-based immigration attorney and author of the Firewall Substack. Want more What Next? Subscribe to Slate Plus to access ad-free listening to the whole What Next family and across all your favorite Slate podcasts. Subscribe today on Apple Podcasts by clicking “Try Free” at the top of our show page. Sign up now at slate.com/whatnextplus to get access wherever you listen. Podcast production by Ethan Oberman, Elena Schwartz, Paige Osburn, Anna Phillips, Madeline Ducharme, and Rob Gunther. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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1:13.3	Trump administration officials have told CBS News the U.S. could soon start deporting migrants to Libya.
1:20.0	Do you remember this moment? It was back in May.
1:23.9	At the time, it was breaking news that the Trump administration was considering sending immigrants to a war-torn country, a country that never been to.
1:33.3	Well, the main objective here, John, is deterrence. The Trump administration wants to send a strong message to the world, really, that if you come to the U.S. illegally or stay here unlawfully,
1:45.7	not only can you face deportation to your home country, but you could also be sent across
1:49.8	the Atlantic to a troubled African country like Libya. And they are talking to several countries
1:56.0	in the...
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