TWO Vietnamese-Americans jailed for their role in an outlawed political movement working to overthrow Hanoi's Communist Party leadership are set to be deported to the United States.
US officials believe the landmark release of the two, Nguyen Tan Tri and Nguyen Quang Liem, is imminent after talks with Vietnamese officials in Hanoi and Washington.
The pair will be returned to the US as soon as possible after release from a Ho Chi Minh City prison, and will be barred from Vietnam for up to five years.
They will be set free on US soil. Washington refuses to accept they have committed any crime.
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It will be the first such release and deportation in recent years, coming months after Hanoi and Washington normalised relations.
