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Four men deported by US to Eswatini have right to see lawyer, court rules

The men, sent to the southern African country in July, have been denied in-person counsel for nine months Four men deported by the US to Eswatini and denied in-person legal counsel for nine months while detained in a… Grouped from 2 articles across 2 sources.

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The GuardianApr 10, 2026, 4:32 PM

Four men deported by US to Eswatini have right to see lawyer, court rules

The men, sent to the southern African country in July, have been denied in-person counsel for nine months Four men deported by the US to Eswatini and denied in-person legal counsel for nine months while detained in a maximum security prison have the right to see a local lawyer, Eswatini’s supreme court ruled. The men, from Cambodia, Cuba, Vietnam and Yemen, were sent to the small southern African country , formerly known as Swaziland, in July despite having no connection to the country, as part of Donald Trump’s administration’s efforts to ramp up deportations. Continue reading...

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The Straits TimesApr 10, 2026, 9:01 AM

Eswatini court rules first Trump deportees in jail have right to lawyer

JOHANNESBURG, April 10 - A court in Eswatini has ruled that the first five migrants the Trump administration sent to the African kingdom have a right to a lawyer, after they were denied legal representation on their transfer from the U.S. to a Swazi jail in July.

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