The government of Eswatini has announced that it will receive 11 more third-country nationals deported from the United States this month, following a previous group of five deportees in July.
The deportees, who were from Vietnam, Jamaica, Laos, Cuba, and Yemen, will be held in a secured area separate from the public while arrangements are made for their return to their countries of origin.
One of the deportees from Jamaica has already been repatriated, and two others are expected to follow soon.
The deal between Eswatini and the US has sparked controversy, with local activists claiming it was illegal and human rights groups criticizing the treatment of the deportees, who were initially held in solitary confinement.
Eswatini, a small mountain kingdom bordering South Africa, has not disclosed the terms of its agreement with the US, which aims to deport millions of immigrants in the US illegally.
