African, Eswatini and Trump
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The United States has deported five individuals from Vietnam, Jamaica, Cuba, Yemen and Laos to Eswatini, a small southern African nation governed by a king who still holds absolute power.
Eswatini, formerly known as Swaziland, is the only nation in Africa where the monarch retains full executive power
As it seeks to ramp up deportations, the Trump administration has sent some migrants to far-flung places that aren't their home countries.
US Homeland Security Department Assistant Secretary Tricia McLaughlin said the deportees were “criminal illegal aliens” convicted of crimes including child rape and murder.
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Africanews on MSNEswatini says it will repatriate immigrants deported by United StatesAn Eswatini government spokesperson said the five deportees were being held in correctional facilities while waiting for repatriation.
The US has deported five migrants to the tiny southern African nation of Eswatini as President Donald Trump’s administration steps up its aggressive deportation campaign to third countries.
The US says it has deported what it described as five "criminal illegal aliens" to the southern African kingdom of Eswatini.