US Deportation Flight Lands in Eswatini Following Supreme Court Ruling
The U.S. Department of Homeland Security confirmed Tuesday that a deportation flight carrying immigrants from various countries has landed in Eswatini. This action follows the U.S. Supreme Court’s decision to lift limitations on deporting migrants to third countries.
In late June, the U.S. Supreme Court permitted President Donald Trump’s administration to resume deporting migrants to nations other than thier own, without providing them an chance to demonstrate potential harm. This ruling represented a significant victory for the administration’s aggressive stance on mass deportations.
“A safe third country deportation flight to Eswatini has landed – This flight took individuals so uniquely barbaric that their home countries refused to take them back,” stated Tricia McLaughlin, a spokesperson for the U.S. Department of Homeland Security, late Tuesday.
McLaughlin identified five deportees on the social media platform X, originating from Vietnam, Jamaica, Laos, Cuba, and Yemen. She noted their convictions spanned offenses from child rape to murder.
Earlier this month, a senior Trump administration official indicated in a memo that U.S. immigration officials might deport migrants to countries other than their home nations with as little as six hours’ notice.
According to a memo dated July 9 from the agency’s acting director, Todd Lyons, U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) will generally provide at least 24 hours’ notice before deporting an individual after informing them of their removal to a so-called “third country.”
However, the memo specified that ICE could remove individuals to a “third country” with as little as six hours’ notice in “exigent circumstances,” provided the person had the opportunity to consult with an attorney.
The memo further stated that migrants could be sent to nations that had pledged not to persecute or torture them “without the need for further procedures.”
This new ICE policy suggests the Trump administration’s potential to expedite the process of sending migrants to countries worldwide.
Human rights advocates have voiced concerns regarding due process and other issues related to Trump’s immigration policies, which his administration has characterized as measures to enhance domestic security.
Reuters
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