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He Was Deported to a Country He’d Never Heard Of

September 28, 2026·27 min·4-min readnarrativenews
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The episode examines the Trump administration's controversial use of third-country deportations, focusing on Roberto Mosquera, a Cuban-born man raised in the U.S. who was deported to Eswatini—a country he had never heard of—despite having no criminal ties there and deep family roots in Am

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Nicholas Casey

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Books, people, and resources mentioned in this episode.

People

Nicholas CaseyRoberto MosqueraRachel Abrams

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The New York TimesThird Country Deportation Watch

Topics

Criminal JusticeImmigrationInvestigative JournalismLong Form JournalismSupreme CourtUs Politics

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