The devastated husband of a Maryland mother of four, deported to Vietnam over a theft conviction decades ago, vows to fight to bring her back to the United States.

Melissa Tran is now staying with a cousin after a harrowing 48-hour journey to the country she left as a child.

Husband's heartbreak

A tearful Danny Hoang is now running the couple's nail salon by himself and taking care of their children.

"She's so sad," Hoang told WJZ Investigator Mike Hellgren Thursday. "She only wants to take care of the kids. Now, she can't do that. It's unfair to Melissa, unfair to my family. She's not a criminal. She's not a murderer. She's a good person."

Hoang spoke to Tran, who said the trip to Hanoi took two full days.

"It was a horrible, horrible trip. They had her handcuffed by her hands and

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