The New York Times Narrated

He Was Deported to a Country He’d Never Heard Of. He May Never Go Free.

Episode Summary

As the Trump administration sends a growing number of immigrants to countries they have no connection to, some find themselves imprisoned with no way out.

Episode Notes

To read the full story, please visit: https://www.nytimes.com/2026/08/12/magazine/deportation-immigrants-prison-eswatini.html

By Nicholas Casey
Read by Ron Butler
Narration produced by Tanya Pérez
Engineered by Sharon Kearney
Photograph by  Moises Saman/Magnum, for The New York Times