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Trump admin deports immigrants to countries they've never been to, some imprisoned

The Trump administration is sending growing numbers of immigrants to third countries with which they have no connection, leaving some trapped in foreign prisons.

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What to know

  • The Trump administration is deporting immigrants to third countries, including Eswatini in Southern Africa, where deportees have no prior connection.
  • Some deportees end up imprisoned in their destination countries with limited legal recourse or ability to leave.
  • Roberto Mosquera was placed on a military cargo plane without clear explanation of his destination or the reasons for his deportation.

How it unfolded

  1. Report NYT publishes investigation into Trump deportation policy

    New York Times reporter Nicholas Casey publishes an investigation revealing that the Trump administration is sending immigrants to countries they have no connection to, with some finding themselves imprisoned with no way out. The story focuses on Roberto Mosquera, who was deported to Eswatini without understanding where he was or why.

    “As he stepped out of the American military cargo plane, Roberto Mosquera still couldn't tell where he was or why he had been taken there.”

    Nicholas Casey · Memeorandum ↗

What people are saying verbatim

“As the Trump administration sends a growing number of immigrants to countries they have no connection to, some find themselves imprisoned with no way out.”

Nicholas Casey, New York Times reporter · New York Times ↗ · Aug 11

“As he stepped out of the American military cargo plane, Roberto Mosquera still couldn't tell where he was or why he had been taken there.”

Nicholas Casey, New York Times reporter · New York Times ↗ · Aug 11

Voices from the web unedited

  • He came from Cuba at 12, served his sentence, checked in with immigration every year for decades, and raised four daughters as a plumber in Miami. He is now in a maximum-security prison in Eswatini, a country he had never heard of, with no sentence and no release date. He Was Deported to Eswatini in...

    wellborn.net@bsky.brid.gyMastodon · toot.community2h agoview on Mastodon ↗

  • # ICEtapo # BlackSites are # CrimesAgainstHumanity . https://www. nytimes.com/2026/08/12/magazin e/deportation-immigrants-prison-eswatini.html

    EINS_Institute@infosec.exchangeMastodon · newsie.social5h agoview on Mastodon ↗