What to Know About the US Deporting Criminal Illegal Immigrants to Eswatini

The deportees were convicted criminals described as ‘uniquely barbaric,’ the DHS said.

Secretary of Homeland Security Kristi Noem speaks during a news conference at Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport in Arlington, Va., on July 8, 2025. Kent Nishimura/Getty Images

The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) announced on July 15 that five illegal immigrants have been deported to the African nation of Eswatini.

This serves as part of the Trump administration’s promise to deport illegal immigrants, even if they cannot be sent to their nation of origin.