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U.S. Sends Convicted Migrants to Eswatini Under Expanded Third-Country Program

Five men convicted of murder and child rape arrived in Eswatini by military flight following a Supreme Court ruling lifting restrictions on deportations to third countries.

El rey Mswati III lidera una ceremonia tradicional en la localidad de Lobamba
FILE - Eswatini's King Mswati III addresses the Climate Action Summit in the United Nations General Assembly at U.N. headquarters, Sept. 23, 2019. (AP Photo/Jason DeCrow, File)
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Overview

  • On July 16, the Department of Homeland Security flew five convicted migrants under armed U.S. escort to Eswatini as part of a revived Trump-era third-country deportation program.
  • The deportees from Vietnam, Jamaica, Cuba, Yemen and Laos were described by DHS as violent offenders whose home countries refused to readmit them.
  • Both U.S. and Eswatini officials have declined to disclose the terms of the agreement or the migrants’ legal status and detention conditions.
  • Prodemocracy group SWALIMO criticized the secrecy surrounding the transfer and warned that Eswatini’s absolute monarchy under King Mswati III could exacerbate human rights risks.
  • Washington is signaling plans to secure similar deals with other African nations by offering diplomatic and economic incentives in exchange for hosting U.S. deportees.