JOHANNESBURG (Reuters) -Eswatini’s government said on Thursday that it did not have any agreement with the United States to receive Kilmar Abrego, who the Trump administration said last week could be deported to the small African state.
“The Government of Eswatini has not received any communication regarding this person,” government spokesperson Thabile Mdluli told Reuters.
“Any proposal to send more deportees to Eswatini will be discussed between the governments of Eswatini and the United States of America prior to initiating processes, and the country will be properly informed,” she added in a text message.
Eswatini accepted five third-country deportees from the U.S. in July, for which it is facing a court challenge by local human rights activists who claim their government’s secretiv