US Deportation Policy Sparks Controversy in Eswatini

The African kingdom of Eswatini has agreed to repatriate five migrants deported by the United States under the Trump administration, despite initial refusal by their home countries to accept them. The migrants, from Vietnam, Jamaica, Laos, Yemen, and Cuba, had served time in US prisons for serious offenses. Eswatini's government has stated that it will facilitate their transit to their countries of origin in collaboration with the US and the International Organization for Migration. The deportation has sparked controversy, with critics arguing that it violates laws against deporting individuals to countries where they may face persecution or torture.

The Trump administration has resumed deporting migrants to third countries, sending five individuals from Vietnam, Jamaica, Laos, Yemen, and Cuba to Eswatini (formerly Swaziland) after the Supreme Court cleared the practice. The migrants had been convicted of serious crimes and were deemed unfit to return to their home countries. The administration has been seeking agreements with over 50 countries to accept migrants from other nations, and has previously sent migrants to countries like Panama, Costa Rica, and South Sudan. The practice has been met with criticism, including from Justice Sonia Sotomayor, who dissented from the Supreme Court ruling, citing concerns about the potential for torture or death in the third country.

The U.S. Department of Homeland Security has deported five men to Eswatini, a small southern African nation, as part of the Trump administration's 'third-country' deportation policy. The deportees, from Vietnam, Jamaica, Laos, Cuba, and Yemen, have serious criminal convictions, including child rape and murder. The policy has been met with strong opposition, with many viewing it as inhumane and cruel.

The United States has deported five immigrants from different countries to Eswatini, a small southern African nation ruled by King Mswati III as an absolute monarchy. Eswatini is holding the deportees until they can be sent to their home countries. The article provides an overview of Eswatini's history, politics, and socio-economic conditions, highlighting the king's absolute power, suppression of political dissent, and the country's struggles with poverty and HIV.