As it seeks to ramp up deportations, the Trump administration has sent some migrants to far-flung places that aren't their home countries.

The United States has deported five immigrants from Vietnam, Jamaica, Cuba, Yemen and Laos, to Eswatini, a small country in southern Africa where the king still holds absolute power.

The United States has deported five individuals from Vietnam, Jamaica, Cuba, Yemen and Laos to Eswatini, a small southern African nation governed by a king who still holds absolute power. At such a critical moment in US history, we need reporters on the ground. Your donation allows us to keep sending journalists to speak to both sides of the story.

Eswatini, formerly known as Swaziland, is the only nation in Africa where the monarch retains full executive power

US Homeland Security Department Assistant Secretary Tricia McLaughlin said the deportees were “criminal illegal aliens” convicted of crimes including child rape and murder.

Around the world, right-wing forces are scapegoating migrants for the devastation caused by capitalism and, in countries like South Africa, extreme corruption.