Eswatini Confirms $5.1 Million Deal with Trump Administration to Accept Deported Migrants
MBABANE, Eswatini – The Kingdom of Eswatini has confirmed it received $5.1 million from the United States under the previous administration of Donald Trump in exchange for accepting migrants deported from the US, an agreement that has drawn criticism from international human rights organizations.
The government defended the arrangement, stating the funds are designated to support “improvements in the country’s border and migration management systems.” According to details outlined by Human Rights Watch, the deal allows the southern African nation to take in up to 160 deportees.
To date, 15 individuals have arrived in Eswatini under this agreement. The government reported that one of them has already been repatriated to Jamaica, and plans are underway to return the remaining individuals to their respective home countries.
Authorities in Mbabane have maintained that the process has been transparent, emphasizing that the United States is covering all costs associated with the deportees’ welfare, repatriation, and other temporary expenses.
The deal highlights the extraterritorial migration strategies pursued by the Trump administration and continues to raise concerns among rights groups about the practice of transferring migrants to third countries.
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