The administration of former U.S. President Donald Trump has announced the deportation of five undocumented migrants from Vietnam, Laos, Yemen, Cuba, and Jamaica to the Kingdom of Eswatini, a small African country landlocked within South Africa.
According to a statement published by the U.S. Department of Homeland Security on the platform X, the move comes after the individuals’ countries of origin refused to accept their return.
The department described the deportees as “criminal aliens unlawfully present” in the United States and released their identities and photographs.
This deportation follows a similar operation days earlier, when eight undocumented migrants were sent to South Sudan, after the U.S. Supreme Court authorized the removals, ending a long-standing legal battle.
Eswatini, ruled by King Mswati III since 1986, is the last remaining absolute monarchy in Africa and has faced international criticism over human rights abuses and the lavish lifestyle of the royal family.
The deportations are part of Trump’s hardline immigration policy, which he has framed as a defense against an “invasion” by “foreign criminals.”
Nevertheless, many of his mass deportation plans have faced repeated legal challenges, with U.S. courts emphasizing the need to uphold the rights of the targeted individuals.
