Eswatini authorities confirmed Wednesday they detained five foreign prisoners transferred from American custody under arrangements with the Trump administration. The African kingdom houses these convicted criminals from Vietnam, Jamaica, Laos, Cuba, and Yemen in separate correctional facility sections. US officials explained that these individuals faced deportation after their home nations declined repatriation requests. Supreme Court rulings permitted American authorities to relocate migrants to countries other than their places of origin. Acting government spokesperson Thabile Mdluli acknowledged public concerns about the prisoner transfers.
The deportation agreement was reached following extended diplomatic negotiations between...