The government of Eswatini announced on Thursday it received four more “third country” deportees from the United States, as part of the Trump administration’s multimillion-dollar deal with the small African nation. “The Trump Administration is utilizing all lawful options to carry out the largest deportation operation in history, just as President Trump promised,” said the statement, attributed to a senior DHS official. In the past year, the Trump administration has struck “third country” deals with numerous countries around the globe. A recent congressional investigation found that the Trump administration paid more than $32m to five foreign governments to accept a number of deportees. The Trump administration paid the small southern African country $5.1m to receive the deportees.

Source: The Guardian March 12, 2026 22:47 UTC