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Jamaican among five US deportees sent to the African kingdom of Eswatini

 
The US says it has deported what it described as five "criminal illegal aliens" to the southern African kingdom of Eswatini.
 
US Homeland Security Department Assistant Secretary Tricia McLaughlin said the deportees were from Vietnam, Jamaica, Laos, Cuba and Yemen, and had been convicted of crimes ranging from child rape to murder.
 
In her post, she said the Jamaican man was convicted of murder, sentenced to 25 years confinement; convicted of robbery, sentenced to six years confinement; and convicted of possession of a weapon, sentenced to six months confinement.
 
She said the five are all convicted criminals and "individuals so uniquely barbaric that their home countries refused to take them back."
 
Eswatini, the last absolute monarchy in Africa, said it acknowledged widespread concern within the country regarding the deportations.
 
Earlier this month the US sent eight migrants from several countries to South Sudan after a court lifted restrictions on sending people to countries where they have no ties.


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