Overview

• The U.S. Supreme Court’s late-June ruling cleared judicial barriers to deporting migrants to third countries.
• On July 16, DHS confirmed a flight delivered five convicted migrants from Vietnam, Jamaica, Laos, Cuba and Yemen to Eswatini under its resumed third-country removal policy.
• A July 9 ICE memo now permits deportations to third countries with as little as six hours’ notice in exigent circumstances, reduced from the typical 24-hour requirement.
• The administration’s third-country removal agreements are negotiated privately with nations like Eswatini, leaving diplomatic assurances against persecution undisclosed.
• Human rights groups say the expedited policy lacks transparency and due process, risking refoulement and exposing deportees to potential abuses.