Eswatini confirms receiving $5.1m from the US for accepting deportees
Summary
Eswatini's government confirmed it received $5.1 million from the United States under President Donald Trump for accepting deportees. Human Rights Watch reported an agreement to accept up to 160 deportees in return for this money, meant to improve Eswatini's border and migration management. The matter is under scrutiny by rights groups, and legal challenges are underway in Eswatini.Key Facts
- Eswatini received $5.1 million from the US for taking in deportees.
- President Trump's administration arranged the payment.
- Eswatini's Finance Minister, Neal Rijkenberg, confirmed the amount in parliament.
- A human rights group, HRW, mentioned an agreement for Eswatini to take up to 160 deportees.
- The deportees included people from Jamaica, Cuba, Laos, Vietnam, and Yemen.
- Legal actions are challenging the deal in Eswatini.
- Eswatini plans to repatriate deportees to their countries of origin.
- The payment is intended for Eswatini's "border and migration management capacity."
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