South Sudan says Mexico supplies assurances its nationwide deported by the US in July wouldn’t face torture or different inhumane remedy.
Printed On 6 Sep 2025
South Sudan says it has repatriated to Mexico a man deported from the USA as a part of US President Donald Trump’s crackdown on immigration.
The Ministry of International Affairs and Worldwide Cooperation on Saturday stated Mexico had accepted the return of Jesus Munoz-Gutierrez, one in every of eight males deported from the US to South Sudan on July 5 after a long-running authorized battle.
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The assertion added that Munoz-Gutierrez had been repatriated after being transferred to the custody of Mexican Ambassador Alejandro Estivill Castro in a “clean and orderly” course of.
South Sudan thanked Mexico for its cooperation and stated it had acquired assurances Munoz-Gutierrez wouldn’t be subjected to “torture, inhumane or degrading remedy, or undue prosecution upon his return”.
The assertion stated he had been handled with “full respect for his human dignity and basic rights” throughout his keep within the capital, Juba.
The repatriation was carried out “in full accordance with related worldwide regulation, bilateral agreements, and established diplomatic protocols”, it added.
‘Felt kidnapped’
In feedback to journalists in Juba, Munoz-Gutierrez stated he “felt kidnapped” when the US despatched him to South Sudan.
“I used to be not planning to come back to South Sudan, however whereas I used to be right here, they handled me properly,” he stated. “I completed my time in the USA, and so they have been presupposed to return me to Mexico. As a substitute, they wrongfully despatched me to South Sudan.”
The US Division of Homeland Safety has stated Munoz-Gutierrez had a conviction for second-degree homicide and was sentenced to life in jail.
South Sudan is discussing with different nations the repatriation of the six deportees nonetheless in its custody, stated Apuk Ayuel Mayen, a spokeswoman for the International Ministry.
It isn’t clear if the deportees have entry to authorized illustration. Solely one in every of eight was from South Sudan.
Rights teams have argued that the Trump administration’s increasing practice of deporting migrants to 3rd nations violates worldwide regulation and the essential rights of migrants.
The deportations have confronted opposition by courts within the US though the Supreme Courtroom in June allowed the federal government to restart swift removals of migrants to nations apart from their homelands.
Different African nations receiving deportees from the US embody Uganda, Eswatini and Rwanda. Eswatini acquired 5 males with felony backgrounds in July.
Rwanda introduced the arrival of a gaggle of seven deportees in mid-August.
