"The third countries that have received or been about to receive third-country deportees so far—El Salvador, Libya, South Sudan, now Eswatini—are marked by serious pre-existing human rights violations. This is a recipe for prolonged arbitrary detention or worse."

Back then, 35% of migrants from Africa lived outside the continent, rather than in another African country. Today the share is 45%. That amounts to 20.7m people, triple the figure in 1990 and more ...

All but one of the migrants had no connection to South Sudan. The State Department lists South Sudan as a Level 4: Do Not Travel country because of “crime, kidnapping, and armed conflict.” Eswatini is listed as a Level 2: Exercise Increased Caution country “due to crime and civil unrest.

The percentage of people who view the United States favorably has declined compared to one year ago, according to Pew Research.