Judge fails to appear for court hearing in Eswatini over 4 men deported from the U.S. by Trump administration World Sep 25, 2025 3:58 PM EDT

MBABANE, Eswatini (AP) — A judge failed to appear for a scheduled court hearing in Eswatini on Thursday over the continued detention of four men deported by the United States to the southern African kingdom.

The case was brought by several non-profit organizations that have challenged the legality of holding the men from Cuba, Laos, Vietnam and Yemen without charges. The four were deported to Eswatini in mid-July under the Trump administration’s third-country deportation program.

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The four men have been denied access to legal cou

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