Mexico accepts return of man deported to South Sudan from US

South Sudan says Mexico provides assurances its nationalist deported by the US successful July would not look torture oregon different inhumane treatment.

South Sudan says it has repatriated to Mexico a antheral deported from the United States arsenic portion of US President Donald Trump’s crackdown connected immigration.

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation connected Saturday said Mexico had accepted the instrumentality of Jesus Munoz-Gutierrez, 1 of 8 men deported from the US to South Sudan connected July 5 aft a long-running ineligible battle.

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The connection added that Munoz-Gutierrez had been repatriated aft being transferred to the custody of Mexican Ambassador Alejandro Estivill Castro successful a “smooth and orderly” process.

South Sudan thanked Mexico for its practice and said it had received assurances Munoz-Gutierrez would not beryllium subjected to “torture, inhumane oregon degrading treatment, oregon undue prosecution upon his return”.

The connection said helium had been treated with “full respect for his quality dignity and cardinal rights” during his enactment successful the capital, Juba.

The repatriation was carried retired “in afloat accordance with applicable planetary law, bilateral agreements, and established diplomatic protocols”, it added.

‘Felt kidnapped’

In comments to journalists successful Juba, Munoz-Gutierrez said helium “felt kidnapped” erstwhile the US sent him to South Sudan.

“I was not readying to travel to South Sudan, but portion I was here, they treated maine well,” helium said. “I finished my clip successful the United States, and they were expected to instrumentality maine to Mexico. Instead, they wrongfully sent maine to South Sudan.”

The US Department of Homeland Security has said Munoz-Gutierrez had a condemnation for second-degree execution and was sentenced to beingness successful prison.

South Sudan is discussing with different countries the repatriation of the six deportees inactive successful its custody, said Apuk Ayuel Mayen, a spokeswoman for the Foreign Ministry.

It is not wide if the deportees person entree to ineligible representation. Only 1 of 8 was from South Sudan.

Rights groups person argued that the Trump administration’s increasing signifier of deporting migrants to 3rd countries violates planetary instrumentality and the basal rights of migrants.

The deportations person faced absorption by courts successful the US though the Supreme Court successful June allowed the authorities to restart swift removals of migrants to countries different than their homelands.

Other African nations receiving deportees from the US see Uganda, Eswatini and Rwanda. Eswatini received 5 men with transgression backgrounds successful July.

Rwanda announced the accomplishment of a radical of 7 deportees successful mid-August.