Overview

• Eswatini officials said 10 people deported from the United States arrived early Monday and are being held in secured correctional facilities pending repatriation.
• The government had announced it would receive 11 this month; it previously took five in July, repatriated a Jamaican man on September 21, and says two more returns are expected soon.
• Reporting and documents show the U.S. has struck largely undisclosed agreements with multiple African partners, including an Eswatini arrangement for up to 160 deportees reportedly tied to $5.1 million and a Rwanda deal worth $7.5 million for 250.
• Axios found cases where deportees from Mexico, Vietnam and Jamaica were sent to Africa even though their home countries would have accepted them, raising questions about required notifications and statutory compliance.
• Rights groups cite prolonged detention and restricted legal access in Eswatini and other host states as lawsuits proceed, while South Africa has voiced concern about cross-border security risks.