The U.S. Department of Homeland Security deported several illegal immigrants, including those convicted of serious crimes like murder and child rape, to a tiny land-locked nation in southern Africa.
DHS spokeswoman Tricia McLaughlin announced the move in an X post late Tuesday.
"A safe third country deportation flight to Eswatini in Southern Africa has landed— This flight took individuals so uniquely barbaric that their home countries refused to take them back," she wrote. "These depraved monsters have been terrorizing American communities, but thanks to [President Trump] (and) [DHS Secretary Kristi Noem], they are off of American soil."
Have fun in *checks notes* Eswatini, gentleman. Be sure to send a postcard when you get there.
What makes these individuals "uniquely barbaric"? Fox News National Correspondent Bill Melugin reports that some of the individuals aboard the deportation flight were "egregious criminal illegal aliens, including three convicted murderers and a convicted child rapist."
The five highlighted individuals hail from the nations of Cuba, Jamaica, Laos, Vietnam and Yemen.
Now, they can enjoy the high crime rate, insular governance, and underdeveloped infrastructure of Eswatini, all of which contribute to limited contact with the outside world.
BREAKING: DHS announces a third country ICE deportation flight has landed in the tiny African country of Eswatini. On board were egregious criminal illegal aliens, including three convicted murderers and a convicted child rapist. Nationalities: Vietnam, Jamaica, Laos, & Cuba. pic.twitter.com/VTHkjTGG4E
— Bill Melugin (@BillMelugin_) July 16, 2025
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The move to deport these heinous criminals comes following a Supreme Court ruling last month, which led to the deportation of eight men from Asia and Latin America to South Sudan.
All of those involved, likewise, had committed serious crimes and were subject to removal.
Those flown out to Eswatini include a Vietnamese national who was convicted of child rape and sentenced to 20 years' confinement, a Jamaican citizen convicted of robbery and murder, and a Latin King Street gang member convicted of first-degree murder and aggravated battery against a police officer.
The lowest creatures in society, not booted from America until the Trump administration stepped in.
Today, DHS conducted a third country deportation flight to Eswatini. These criminal illegal aliens are so uniquely barbaric that their home countries refused to take them back.
— Homeland Security (@DHSgov) July 16, 2025
Under the leadership of @Sec_Noem and @POTUS Trump, we are removing these convicted criminals from our…
As of the time of this report, it's unclear what kind of deal DHS struck with Eswatini in order to keep these vile animals on their soil.
Earlier this month, a senior administration official announced in a memo that migrants could face deportation to third countries, beyond their nations of origin, with just six hours' notice.
U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) Acting Director Todd Lyons quantified that scenario by stating in the memo issued last week that, in most circumstances, illegal aliens will have 24 hours after being notified before they are placed on deportation flights. Still, some will be given much shorter notice "in exigent circumstances."
Those circumstances involve individuals sent to a country in which the United States has "received diplomatic assurances from the country of removal that aliens ... will not be persecuted or tortured."
The others - well, at least they'll be given longer to ponder their upcoming fate. The memo, NBC News reports, states that they will be informed of their removal, have at least 24 hours, and will not be asked "whether the person is afraid of being sent to that country."
Murder, rape, and assaulting police officers? It doesn't matter if you're afraid of the consequences. You're going to face them.
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