Critics accuse Eswatini authorities of selling out their country over US deportees
Government critics in Eswatini have accused the government of selling out the country after it took in five men accused of violent crimes who were deported from the US.
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00:00Since returning to office in January, U.S. President Donald Trump has been fulfilling his campaign promise to get tough on immigration.
00:08But the tactics he's using are proving highly controversial at home, with masked agents arresting people in the streets and detainees getting lost in the system.
00:18Now that outrage is being shared abroad as Washington starts to deport criminal migrants to third countries.
00:25Earlier this week, five men, described by U.S. officials as depraved monsters, arrived in Eswatini.
00:33Now critics are lashing out, saying their country is being treated as a dumping ground, even as the tiny southern African nation is already beset by poverty and crime.
00:45Details of the deal under which the deportees arrived haven't been released.
00:49With a coalition of Swazi civil rights groups, accused the government of trading the nation's sovereignty and dignity for political expediency.
00:59Other African nations, including Nigeria, say they're coming under pressure from Washington to also accept deportees.
01:06And with the U.S. shaking up its tariff and visa rules, not everyone will be able to refuse.
01:12Earlier this month, eight men arrived in South Sudan.
