Eswatini receives additional deportees from US amid human rights concerns News
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Eswatini receives additional deportees from US amid human rights concerns

Eswatini authorities confirmed on Thursday that four additional third-country nationals deported from the United States arrived in the southern African kingdom as part of an agreement between several African nations and the US. The arrivals are part of a broader Trump administration practice of transferring migrants to countries that are not their state of origin. 

The Eswatini government stated that one of the individuals is from Tanzania, another is from Sudan, and the two others from Somalia. The government stated that it remains committed “to ensuring that the rights and dignity of the third-country nationals are upheld while they remain in the country.”

The transfers follow earlier deportations to Eswatini that sparked international concern. In July 2025, five men were deported from the US to the country and subsequently held in detention, a situation rights groups said amounted to arbitrary confinement without due process. 

Human rights organizations have warned that such deportation arrangements can lead to prolonged detention and humanitarian risks. In October 2025, Amnesty International highlighted the case of a Cuban man deported from the US to Eswatini who began a hunger strike while in custody, saying the episode demonstrated “the human cost of secret transfer arrangements and unlawful detention without due process.”

Reports have also described strict detention conditions faced by some deportees in the country. Accounts cited by observers indicate that deported migrants have been held in isolation within Eswatini prison facilities, raising concerns about transparency and access to legal representation.

Similar controversies have arisen in West Africa. Migrants deported from the US to Ghana have alleged mistreatment during transfers and detention upon arrival, with some claiming they were restrained during deportation flights. In a separate case, deportees filed a lawsuit against the Ghanaian government alleging unlawful detention after being transferred from the US.

The broader practice of transferring migrants to third countries without clear legal safeguards may violate international refugee and human rights standards. Rights groups have previously called for accountability after deportations to Eswatini.

These deportation agreements reflect a broader shift in migration cooperation between Washington and several African states. According to analysts, such deportation arrangements signal a significant change in US-Africa relations and have raised concerns among policy observers about their long-term implications for migration governance and regional diplomacy.

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