Eswatini Faces Legal Challenge Over Secret US Deportee Agreement

Eswatini Faces Legal Challenge Over Secret US Deportee Agreement

Human rights lawyers and activists in Eswatini have taken the government to court over a covert deal with former U.S. President Donald Trump’s administration to receive deportees from third countries. 

The petitioners argue that the arrangement is unconstitutional, claiming it was never presented to parliament for approval and its terms remain undisclosed.

The case, initially scheduled for hearing at the High Court on Friday, was postponed to September 25 after the government failed to submit its response documents, according to the lead applicant.