60 Minutes aired a segment alleging that the Trump administration is torturing human beings by deporting them to third countries.
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VINCEOct 28, 2026
60 Minutes aired a segment on October 25, 2026 ('Destination: Nowhere') alleging that third-country deportations send people to countries where U.S. immigration judges said they would likely be persecuted or tortured, so the core of the claim is supported.
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… 60 Minutes did a segment this past weekend. I, I don't know what 60 Minutes has done to deserve all of the spankings I've been giving them, but but they've been very naughty, so we'll give them another spanking here. 60 Minutes did a segment this weekend alleging that the Trump administration is engaged in torturing human beings by deporting them to third countries. Third countries, as in not their home countries. So these are people who are here in the country illegally, who should not be here at all, and the Trump administration is using a tool that other administrations have used in the past, which is to send these …
VINCE · · from the transcriptPost →What we found
Supports. The 60 Minutes transcript, published October 25, 2026, reports that about 25,000 people were deported to 'third countries' and that its investigation found cases where U.S. immigration judges said deportees would likely be persecuted or tortured.[2]
Supports. The 60 Minutes listing and the show's own X post describe a segment on third-country deportations showing deportees sent to places where U.S. immigration judges ruled they could not be sent because they would likely face persecution or torture.[3][4]
Supports. The episode listing for 10/25/2026 confirms the segment 'Destination: Nowhere' aired on CBS that Sunday.[5]
Context. A DHS-linked response and a U.S. Attorney criticized the segment as 'fake news', and a federal court ruled the third-country removal policy unlawful, which shows the allegations are contested in part but not dismissed by an authority on the torture-risk point.[6]
Context. Reuters reporting independently documents LGBT migrants deported to third countries that criminalize same-sex relations or are described as hostile to LGBT people, consistent with the segment's theme.[1]
Sources
6 sources: 1 fact-checker, 1 tier 2, 3 not rated, 1 tier 3
- 1Trump's deportation push forces dozens of LGBT migrants onto hostile terrainreuters.com · fact-checker · cited for: context
- 260 Minutes Transcript: How some deportees end up in countries ...cbsnews.com · tier 2 · cited for: supports
- 3"60 MINUTES" LISTINGS FOR SUN., OCT. 25paramountpressexpress.com · not rated · cited for: supports
- 4Postx.com · not rated · cited for: supports
- 5Watch 60 Minutes Season 59 Episode 6: 10/25/2026 ...cbs.com · not rated · cited for: supports
- 6Trump prosecutor goes to war with ‘60 Minutes’ over Texas dad ...rawstory.com · tier 3 · cited for: context
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