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US deports immigrants from Jamaica, Cuba and other countries to the African kingdom of Eswatini
UNITED STATES, JUL 18 – The U.S. deported five convicted criminals to Eswatini after their home countries refused to accept them, following a Supreme Court ruling allowing third-country deportations.
- Tuesday, the U.S. Department of Homeland Security deported five men from Vietnam, Jamaica, Cuba, Yemen, and Laos to Eswatini, citing refusal by their home countries as context.
- The policy follows a high court ruling late last month, as officials cited legal support for third-country deportations.
- The third-country deportation deals are carried out in secret with no comment from ICE or the State Department, raising transparency concerns.
- Critics in Washington and abroad immediately condemned the program, while Nigeria refused to serve as a holding ground for deportees.
- The program is expanding its network of third-country destinations, with officials hinting at more agreements across Africa.
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Men deported by U.S. to Eswatini in Africa to be held in solitary confinement for undetermined time
Five immigrants deported by the United States to the small southern African nation of Eswatini under the Trump administration's third-country program are being held in solitary confinement in various prisons for an undetermined time, a government spokesperson said.
The US administration has just expelled five irregular immigrants to Eswatini, a small country in southern Africa led for 40 years by King Mswati III, who is regularly accused of human rights violations against his opponents. Portrait of the last absolute monarchy in Africa, where supporters of a rule of law are trying to survive.
After South Sudan, Eswatini, a small land-locked country within South Africa, became the new nation to receive condemned and evicted migrants from the United States. Originally from Laos, Vietnam, Cuba, Yemen and Jamaica, the five men were now detained in the prisons of this southern African monarchy.
5 US immigrants deported to Eswatini in Africa are being held in
CAPE TOWN, South Africa: Five immigrants deported by the United States to the small southern African nation of Eswatini under the Trump administration’s third-country program are in prison, where they will be held in solitary confinement for an undetermined time, a government spokesperson said. Thabile Mdluli, the spokesperson, declined to identify the correctional facility or
In Eswatini the anger about the deportation of alleged offenders from the USA is great. People puzzle: What does the absolutist-ruled country get in return?
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