Eswatini has announced plans to receive 11 additional third-country nationals deported from the United States this month, following the arrival of a first group of five deportees in July.
“The individuals will be kept in a secured area separate from the public, while arrangements are made for their return to their countries of origin,” the Eswatini government said in a statement released on Sunday evening.
Although the government did not specify the date of their arrival, the move comes as part of a wider U.S. immigration crackdown under President Donald Trump, who has vowed to deport millions of immigrants living illegally in the country.
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The first five deportees received by Eswatini earlier this year were from Vietnam, Jamaica, Laos, Cuba, and Yemen. One of them, a Jamaican national, has already been repatriated with the cooperation of his home government, while two others are expected to be repatriated soon, according to the statement.
Eswatini, a small southern African kingdom bordering South Africa, has not disclosed the terms of its agreement with Washington. However, the arrangement has sparked controversy, with local activists filing a lawsuit claiming the deal was illegal.
Human rights groups have also condemned the treatment of the deportees, who were reportedly held in solitary confinement in prison upon arrival.
