Eswatini, Trump administration and third country deportation
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Eswatini planned to ultimately repatriate the five to their home countries with the help of a United Nations agency.
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Face2Face Africa on MSNDeported immigrants held in solitary in Eswatini under U.S. third-country policyFive immigrants deported from the United States under a controversial Donald Trump administration’s third-country policy are currently being held in solitary confinement in Eswatini, according to government officials in the southern African nation.
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Africanews on MSNCritics accuse Eswatini authorities of selling out their country over US deporteesGovernment critics in Eswatini have accused the government of selling out the country after it took in five men accused of violent crimes who were deported from the US.
The United States has deported five immigrants from Vietnam, Jamaica, Cuba, Yemen and Laos to Eswatini, a small country in southern Africa where the king still holds absolute power.
The administration is offering financial incentives to lure back recently departed immigration officers as it works to fill 10,000 job openings.
Eswatini, a small African kingdom, has reversed its decision to accept five migrants deported by the United States. Initially agreeing to President Trump's conditions, Eswatini will now facilitate the return of migrants to their home countries,
Polls show only 41% of Americans approve of President Trump's immigration crackdown. Also, African nation Eswatini says it will repatriate migrants deported by the U.S. New York Times DHS and Immigration Reporter Hamed Aleaziz joins Katy Tur to share more details.