Abrego Garcia’s expulsion case draws attention to the African nation Eswatini

The imminent possibility of the last expulsion of Kilmar Abrego Garcia led to the global research of Google for the little African nation of Eswatini.

Eswatini, formerly known as Swaziland, is largely surrounded by South Africa and is partially bordered by Mozambique. According to the World Bank, it has more than 1.2 million inhabitants. Only 6,704 square miles, it is a size similar to the Hawaii land area.

Abrego Garica was originally expected to be expelled from Uganda from the United States, but its lawyers have listed Uganda as a “risk of persecution or torture”, as well as more than 20 other countries, many of which are in Latin America.

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Surrounded by journalists, Kilmar Abrego Garcia and his wife Jennifer Vasquez Sura joined an American immigration and customs office office on August 25, 2025 in Baltimore. (Anna Moneymaker / Getty Images)

“This assertion of fear is difficult to take seriously, especially since you have affirmed (through your lawyers) that you fear persecution or torture in at least 22 different countries,” indicates the opinion of ice.

On Friday, the Ministry of Internal Security said that “Homie is afraid of the entire Western hemisphere”.

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The name was changed to Eswatini by his king in 2018. He was part of the British Empire as a protectorate in 1903 and became his own country in 1968. However, he was part of the Commonwealth of Nations, as well as dozens of other old parts of the British Empire, despite his own patriarch.

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King Mswati III, of Eswatini, approaches the 78th session of the United Nations General Assembly on September 20, 2023, at the UN headquarters. (AP photo / Frank Franklin II)

On Saturday, Secretary of State Marco Rubio published a declaration commemorating the day of independence of the country.

“On behalf of the United States of America, I respond to the best wishes to the inhabitants of Eswatini while you are celebrating the 57th anniversary of your independence. Longtime friendship between our nations reflects a common commitment to security, public health and economic opportunities,” said Rubio. “We are impatiently awaiting continuous cooperation and effective partnerships that advance our mutual security, our strength and our prosperity.”

“Please accept our sincere congratulations when you mark this special day,” he added.

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Secretary of State Marco Rubio attended a signature ceremony for a peace agreement between Rwanda and the Congo Democratic Republic in the State Department on June 27, 2025 in Washington. (AP / Mark Schiefelbein)

The State Department currently has the country to a level two travel notice, which suggests that American travelers “make increased caution”, which is the case for many countries around the world, including in Europe and Africa.

As for Abrego Garcia, he was expelled in Salvador in March, which led to an intense reaction from the Democrats about the concerns of the regular procedure for immigrants. He was then brought back to the United States to cope with accusations of human smuggling on the basis of a cessation of circulation of Tennessee in 2022. The State Department argues that he is a member of the Gang MS-13 who would have beaten his wife and engaged in the trafficking of human beings.

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He is currently in police custody in Virginia, while the American district judge Paula Xinis interrupted the possible deportation in Uganda.

“None of these things are true, a complete judgment,” said Chris Newman, lawyer for the family of Abrego Garcia, at Fox News Digital concerning the accusations and the secretary of internal security, Kristi Noem, describing him as a “trafficker of human beings, serial domestic abuser and children’s predator”.

Peter Pinedo and Fox News Bill Melugin contributed to this report.