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South Sudan repatriates Lao national deported from US

South Sudan has repatriated a Lao national who was deported from the United States in July 2025, the foreign ministry said on Thursday. Laos is a landlocked country in Southeast Asia. Thongxay Nilakout was among eight third-country nationals who had remained in South Sudan after being deported to the country. Foreign ministry spokesperson Ambassador Apuk Ayuel Mayen said Nilakout returned to Laos on Thursday following consultations between the South Sudanese and Lao governments. “He is…

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