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Judge fails to appear for court hearing in Eswatini over 4 men deported by the US
The judge’s absence delayed a case involving four men deported under the US third-country program, detained without charges or legal counsel for over two months.
- On Thursday in Eswatini, a judge did not show up for a court session regarding the ongoing custody of four individuals sent to the country by the United States.
- The four men were deported under the Trump administration’s third-country deportation program in mid-July as part of a U.S. initiative relocating over 30 people to African countries since July.
- The men, described by U.S. authorities as dangerous criminals sentenced for crimes including murder, have been held over two months in Eswatini's top maximum-security prison without access to legal counsel.
- Zakhithi Sibandze from the Swaziland Rural Women's Assembly accused Eswatini authorities of delaying tactics to avoid criticism, while government spokesperson Thabile Mdluli declined to comment on the case.
- The judge’s absence and repeated delays in legal proceedings raise concerns about migrants’ due process under the new deportation program involving third countries ruled by decree, like Eswatini.
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Judge fails to appear for court hearing in Eswatini over 4 men deported by the US
A judge has failed to appear for a scheduled court hearing in Eswatini over the continued detention of four men deported by the United States to the southern African kingdom.
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