Man Freed After Years in Vietnamese Prison Returns Home to Orange County

Man Freed After Years in Vietnamese Prison Returns Home to Orange County
This picture from the Vietnam News Agency was taken and released on June 24, 2019, and shows U.S. citizen Michael Nguyen (L) standing on trial in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam. Vietnam News Agency/AFP via Getty Images
Sarah Le
Sarah Le
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An Orange County man has been freed unexpectedly and returned home to California after spending more than two years in a Vietnamese prison.

In July 2018, U.S. citizen Michael Nguyen was traveling in Vietnam when he was forcefully taken into custody.

Sarah Le
Sarah Le
reporter
Sarah Le is an editor for The Epoch Times in Southern California. She lives with her husband and two children in Los Angeles.
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