Trump administration struck largely secretive deals with at least five African nations to accept migrants
Eswatini has confirmed for the first time that it had received more than $5m from the United States to accept dozens of people expelled under Washington’s aggressive mass deportation drive.
The tiny southern African kingdom has taken in 15 men since Donald Trump’s administration struck largely secretive deals with at least five African nations to accept migrants under a third-country deportation programme fiercely criticised by rights groups.
A document revealed by Human Rights Watch in September and seen by AFP said Eswatini agreed to take 160 deportees in exchange for $5.1 million to “build its border and migration management capacity”.
Questioned in parliament about the arrangement, Finance Minister Neal Rijkenberg confirmed the government had received the $5.1 million.
