Eswatini Takes Violent Offenders—America Relieved

Five violent criminals, whose homelands refused to take them back, have just been flown out of the United States and dumped in Southern Africa’s Eswatini—because the Supreme Court ruled we can finally do what common sense always demanded: get these predators out, no matter what the “human rights” lobby says.

At a Glance

U.S. Supreme Court cleared the way for third-country deportations, even without guarantees of deportee safety.
A chartered flight sent five criminals—convicted of murder, rape, and assault—to Eswatini after their home countries refused them.
Eswatini agreed to isolate the deportees, assuring the public these men are not a threat to locals.
Human rights groups complain, but the Trump administration prioritizes American safety after years of failed leftist immigration policy.

Supreme Court Empowers Real Immigration Enforcement

The Supreme Court’s late June decision finally broke the handcuffs on U.S. law enforcement, stripping away years of activist judge interference. For too long, leftist policies and endless legal appeals allowed dangerous foreign criminals to stay on U.S. soil simply because their native countries wouldn’t take them back. This ruling says enough is enough: the United States can now deport these individuals to a willing third country, without being forced to prove that the deportees won’t face harm wherever they end up. This is the kind of decisive action Americans demanded—stop coddling criminals and start protecting our citizens.

Department of Homeland Security wasted no time acting on this new authority. On July 16, a chartered flight landed in Eswatini, carrying five men from Vietnam, Jamaica, Laos, Cuba, and Yemen. Each had been convicted of heinous crimes—including murder and child rape. Their home governments wanted nothing to do with them. But instead of letting bureaucratic red tape and activist lawyers keep these predators in America, the Trump administration sent them packing. DHS spokesperson Tricia McLaughlin called the men “uniquely barbaric,” and there’s no sugarcoating that truth.

Eswatini Accepts U.S. Deportees, Despite Outcry

Eswatini, a small monarchy in Southern Africa, confirmed the arrival and isolation of the five deportees. Local authorities assured the public that the men pose no threat and are being held securely—unlike in the U.S., where sanctuary city nonsense and revolving-door policies too often set violent offenders free. While the exact terms of the arrangement with Eswatini haven’t been made public, the fact remains: these criminals are no longer America’s problem.

Critics—predictably, immigration lawyers and so-called human rights advocates—are already up in arms. They argue that sending dangerous criminals to a third country might expose them to harsh conditions or even harm. But where was this outrage when American families suffered at the hands of these same individuals? The political left seems more concerned about the comfort of convicted murderers and rapists than the safety of U.S. citizens. The Trump administration’s message is clear: American lives come first.

America Puts Citizens Before Criminals

This new policy marks a sharp break from years of failed “woke” immigration enforcement. Under the previous administration, loopholes and bureaucratic delays let foreign criminals exploit our legal system, costing taxpayers millions and putting communities at risk. The Supreme Court’s decision and the Trump team’s swift follow-through demonstrate a return to sanity: if a criminal’s home country won’t take him back, he doesn’t get a free pass to live in the U.S. indefinitely. He gets on a plane, even if that means a one-way ticket to a willing third nation.

There are, of course, wider implications. Some worry about diplomatic fallout or the burden on receiving countries like Eswatini. But let’s be honest: the real burden has been on American citizens, forced to live with the consequences of open borders, endless appeals, and policies that coddle criminals. The Trump administration’s approach restores integrity to our laws and sanity to our immigration system. The only people who seem upset are those who never had to live with the realities of their own failed policies.