The White House is deporting people to countries they're not from. Why?

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Detainees board a plane chartered by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) at King County International Airport on April 15, 2025 in Seattle, Washington. Semi-regular flights carrying detainees pass through the airport as the Trump administration continues to plan for the expansion of immigrant detention and deportation.

The administration argues the men's home countries won't take them — but lawyers say getting sent to a country like South Sudan could lead to more persecution.

(Image credit: David Ryder)

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