Government officials say the latest group includes a Tanzanian, a Sudanese, and two Somali nationals. Authorities say they will eventually be returned to their home countries, although details about where they are currently being held have not been released.
This is the third group of migrants sent to Eswatini under deportation arrangements introduced by the administration of Donald Trump.
The United States has also reached similar agreements with several other African countries, including Ghana, Rwanda, Uganda, Cameroon, Equatorial Guinea, and South Sudan.
Since July last year, at least 19 migrants have been sent to Eswatini in several batches as part of Washington’s tougher immigration enforcement strategy.
Eswatini’s government says it is working with the migrants’ countries of origin to arrange their return and has promised that their rights and dignity will be respected while they remain in the country.
However, the deportations have sparked criticism from human rights groups and civil society organisations.
A recent report by the United States Senate Foreign Relations Committee says the U.S. government has spent at least 40 million dollars deporting around 300 migrants to third countries across Africa, Central America and other regions.
