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US Sends Third Batch of Deportees to Eswatini

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Above: Mswati III, King of Eswatini, speaks to AA during his visit to the Antalya Diplomacy Forum (ADF) at NEST Congress and Exhibition Center in Antalya, Turkiye, on March 01, 2024. Image credit: Harun Ozalp/Anadolu/Getty Images

The Spin

DeportingThe Trump administration's decision to deport dangerous criminals to Eswatini protects American communities from violent offenders whose own countries refuse to take them back. These individuals committed heinousserious crimes, including child rape, murder, and assault, served their sentences, and now belong anywhere but on U.S. soil. The arrangement ensureshelps safeguard public safety while dealing with nations that won'trefuse to accept responsibility for their own citizens.

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PayingBy paying Eswatini $5.1 million to imprison deportees without trialtrila the Trump administration transforms the impoverished African nation into a dumping ground that violates constitutional law and human rights. The secret deal bypassed Parliament entirely, trapping people in an overcrowded facility with documented abuse while denying them due process or legal representation. This arrangement exploits a struggling monarchy to circumvent proper deportation procedures.

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Metaculus Prediction

There is a 33 percent chance that the U.S. will establish a government program rewarding information leading to deportations before January 3, 2027, according to the Metaculus prediction community.