Lao Migrant Deported by US Freed From Eswatini Prison, Lawyer Says

A citizen of Laos deported by the United States has been released from a maximum-security prison in the Kingdom of Eswatini after more than a year in detention, according to his American lawyer.

The lawyer said his client had left the prison in the southern African country. No details were provided about where the man went following his release.

The case is linked to the deportation campaign carried out by President Donald Trump’s administration. It involves a migrant sent to a country other than his homeland and subsequently held in a high-security facility.

The account did not specify the legal grounds for his detention or the circumstances that led to his release. His current immigration status also remains unclear.