US deports fourth batch of migrants to Eswatini under Trump deal
Four additional third-country deportees have arrived in the African nation, bringing a total deportation count from Washington's controversial program. The new arrivals include two Somalis and one each representing Tanzania and Sudan who were processed at Matsapha Maximum-Security Correctional Centre outside Eswatini's capital on Wednesday night under an agreement with President Trump’s administration that rights groups are protesting as part of the US immigration crackdown, which has now sent 19 individuals to this small African country.
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1Four additional migrants from Somalia, Tanzania, the US received more deportees under Trump's controversial third-country deportation program. The four arrived in Eswatini on March 12 and join a total of approximately nineteen individuals deported to this African nation.
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2The new arrivals were convicted criminals sent via Matsapha Maximum-Security Correctional Centre as part of Washington expanding its immigration crackdown strategy.
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The Eswatini government announced on Thursday it received an additional batch of 'third country' deportees from the United States as part of its multimillion-dollar deal with President Trump's administration.
— [Mar 12, 19:47] TheguardianA group of four migrants deported by the US has arrived in Eswatini under a third-country program that rights groups are protesting against due to concerns over human treatment and lack of transparency regarding their crimes.
— [Mar 12, 17:21] Independent.co.ukFour additional men have been deported from the US specifically for serious criminal offenses; two were Somalis convicted in Kenya or Somalia with prior convictions involving murder attempts. They arrived at Matsapha Maximum-Security Correctional Centre.
— [Mar 12, 17:05] Timeslive.co.zaThe Trump administration is expanding its controversial third-country deportation program to send migrants directly from the US detention system or courts of other nations like Kenya and Somalia into Eswatini without traditional asylum processes. This scheme involves sending individuals convicted in those countries rather than solely within their own borders.
— [Mar 12, 09:45] AfricanewsThe government of Eswatini announced it received four additional "third country" deportees from the United States on Wednesday night as part of a multimillion-dollar deal with Trump's administration totaling 19 individuals sent to date, including nationals from Somalia and Sudan. A congressional investigation criticized these agreements for involving direct payments primarily to corrupt or unstable governments that have records of human rights abuses.
Eswatini received four additional third-country nationals from Somalia, Tanzania, and Sudan on Wednesday at its maximum-security correctional center as part of ongoing US deportation agreements since July last year; these arrivals join fifteen others sent previously under deals that have generated $5.1 million for the country while officials expect approximately 140 more deportees to arrive soon.
Eswatini received four additional third-country deportees from Donald Trump's administration—two Somalis and one each from Sudan and Tanzania—for a total of at least 19 individuals, following an agreement where Eswatini was paid $5.1 million by the US to host them in prison while repatriation negotiations continue with their home countries.