US Deports 11 More Migrants To Eswatini

Eleven more migrants deported from the United States have arrived in Eswatini under President Donald Trump’s expanded immigration crackdown, the latest transfer under a controversial third-country deportation agreement.

The latest arrivals bring the number of migrants sent to Eswatini from the United States since July 2025 to 30. “Two deportees, a Jamaican and a Cambodian, have since been sent home, officials said, while 17 others remain detained without charge in a maximum-security prison.

Eswatini’s government has not disclosed the nationalities of the latest batch. Officials received the deportees at the country’s main international airport on Wednesday before beginning processing, a government source said.

An immigration attorney familiar with the cases said at least two of the migrants have legal protections that rights advocates say should have prevented them from being removed from the United States.

Human rights groups have criticised the deportation deal, saying migrants sent to third countries face the risk of prolonged detention and uncertainty. Amnesty International has called the policy “deeply abusive” and expressed concerns about the indefinite detention of deportees in Eswatini.

Eswatini, Africa’s last absolute monarchy, confirmed last year it received some $5.1 million from the United States under the deal. The Trump administration has defended the policy, saying US law allows migrants to be deported to third countries that agree to take them, provided legal requirements are met. It is not known how long the new deportees will be in Eswatini or if they will at some stage be repatriated to their countries of origin.

SOURCE: Africanews