Migrants deported by the US to Eswatini being held in solitary confinement

A spokesperson for the southern African nation says UN will repatriate five men to their home countries, but agency says it has not been contacted

Five migrants deported by the US to the small southern African country of Eswatini, under the Trump administration's third-country program, will be held in solitary confinement for an undetermined time, an Eswatini government spokesperson says.

Thabile Mdluli, the spokesperson, declined to identify the correctional facility or facilities where the five men are held, citing security concerns. She told the Associated Press that Eswatini planned to ultimately repatriate the five to their home countries with the help of a UN agency.