US EditionUS Deportees to Eswatini Held Without Charge, Lawyers Claim
Five men deported under a U.S. third-country program are held without charges in Eswatini's maximum-security prison, sparking legal challenges over indefinite detention and due process violations.
- Three men deported by the United States to Eswatini have been held in a maximum-security prison for seven weeks without charge and no access to legal counsel, according to their lawyers.
- Orville Etoria, one of the deportees, was sent to Eswatini despite Jamaica's willingness to accept him back, according to the Legal Aid Society.
- The U.S. Department of Homeland Security claims these men are dangerous criminals, while their lawyers argue that they served their sentences in the U.S.
- Legal representatives stated that the deportations are part of a secretive program, resulting in the indefinite detention of the men.
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Five deported from US to Eswatini over criminal convictions
The United States has dispatched five men to the small African nation of Eswatini as part of the Trump administration's expansion of its third-country deportation program, according to the U.S. Department of Homeland Security on Tuesday.
US deportations to African nations escalate amid concerns over due process
In the past two months, U.S. immigration lawyers have reported that at least 20 individuals have been deported to various African countries, with several being held in maximum-security prisons despite facing no criminal charges.Legal aid attorneys in New York say five deportees from the U.S. were sent to Eswatini, where they are being illegally imprisoned."My two clients have been imprisoned in Eswatini, at U.S. taxpayer expense, for over six we…
US sends deportees to African countries with no ties, some held without charges
Immigration attorneys say the United States has deported at least 20 people to various African nations over the past two months and several are now being held in maximum-security prisons despite facing no criminal charges.Legal aid lawyers in New York say the U.S. has sent at least five men to Eswatini. For the first time, one of them has been identified as a Jamaican national who completed a criminal sentence in the U.S., only to end up impriso…
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A former green card holder who was convicted of murder has been deported after his residency status was revoked, according to the Department of Homeland Security (DHS). This came as part of the Trump administration's carrying out of its policy to pursue deportations not only of undocumented immigrants but also of former green card holders with past criminal records, Newsweek reported. Orville Etoria, a Jamaican national, held a green card that w…
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Lawyers for 5 men deported to an African prison accuse Trump's program of denying them due process
Lawyers for five men deported by the United States to Eswatini in July say they have been held in a maximum-security prison in the African nation for seven weeks without charge or explanation and with no access to legal counsel.
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