60 Minutes Transcript: How some deportees end up in countries U.S. judges ruled off limits

October 25, 2026 / 7:00 PM EDT / CBS News

Nearly one million people were deported from the U.S. during the first year and a half of President Trump's second term. Most were returned to their country of origin. About 25,000, though, were sent somewhere else – places where they may have never been and may not speak the language. They're called "third countries," because they're not the U.S. and not the person's home country. Iranians were sent to Panama, Cubans to the Central African Republic. Deportations like these can be legal, and past administrations have carried them out, but not at this scale. Our five-month investigation uncovered cases in which people ended up in places where U.S. immigration judges said they would likely be persecuted or tortured.

On July 11th, Moussa Diawara, who's been in the U.S. for 25 years with no criminal record – was wrapping up his night shift as an Uber driver, heading to the home in the Houston suburbs he owns with his wife and children, who are U.S. citizens.

But when he pulled up, U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents were waiting for him.

Voice on dashcam: Sir, we got a warrant for your…

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