“third countries” | Deportations to Eswatini | deporting immigrants | Eswatini High Court | Opinion | Thought Leader
Due process in exile ignored
On 25 February 2026, the US District Court for the District of Massachusetts issued a sweeping and uncompromising judgment condemning the US government’s policy of deporting immigrants to so-called “third countries” (states with which they have no meaningful connection). By the time the ruling was handed down, individuals had been removed, without meaningful notice or…