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Eswatini receives two more U.S. deportees under third-country agreement
The two Latin American migrants represent the fifth batch of deportees sent from the U.S. to the African kingdom since July 2025.
The short version
- Two Latin American migrants deported from the United States have arrived in Eswatini under a bilateral third-country agreement.
- The deportations are part of a broader Trump administration effort that uses agreements with approximately two dozen countries to deport thousands of non-citizens to nations other than their own.
- Human rights and pro-democracy groups are actively opposing Eswatini's deal through legal challenges and protests, raising concerns over the country's poor human rights record.
Key facts
- Eswatini authorities confirmed the arrival of two Latin American migrants sent from the U.S. under a third-country deportation agreement.[Associated Press]
- This arrival marks the fifth group of U.S. deportees sent to Eswatini since the bilateral program began in July 2025.[Associated Press]
- Previous deportees to Eswatini have included citizens of Jamaica and Cambodia, some of whom have since been repatriated or released from detention.[Associated Press]
- Advocates estimate that the Trump administration has established third-country deportation agreements with two dozen countries, including roughly 11 African nations.[Associated Press]
- Civil rights and pro-democracy groups are challenging the Eswatini agreement through cross-border protests, lawsuits, and public campaigns.[Associated Press]
What remains uncertain
- The Eswatini government has not disclosed the names, specific nationalities, or planned length of stay for the two newly arrived deportees.[Associated Press]