Judicial No-Show in Eswatini Highlights Flaws in U.S. Third-Country Deportation Program

In a troubling development that underscores the perils of Washington’s third-country deportation policy, a scheduled court hearing in Eswatini was abruptly derailed when Judge Titus Mlangeni failed to appear, leaving four men—deported from the United States—still languishing without charges or access to counsel. This case is not just about absent judges or delayed hearings; it is emblematic of a broader failure that places American interests and values at risk by outsourcing complex immigration enforcement to distant regimes with questionable respect for due process and human rights. How Does Abandoning Due Process Abroad Protect America's Security? The four men, originally from...