U.S. Deports Migrants From Jamaica, Cuba, And Other Countries To Eswatini

UNITED STATES – The United States has deported five convicted criminals, none of whom are African nationals to the Southern African nation of Eswatini as part of a controversial third-country deportation program now expanding under the Trump administration.

Homeland Security officials say the men who are from countries including Vietnam, Jamaica, Cuba, and Yemen Were rejected by their home nations due to the severity of their crimes, prompting the U.S. to send them to Eswatini.

The move sparking human rights concerns and diplomatic questions about the secretive deal.