Abrego Garcia deportation case brings attention to African nation Eswatini

The possibility on the horizon to deport Kilmar Abrago Garcia led to global search operations in Google for the small African nation in Aswini.

Swatini, previously known as Swaziland, is largely surrounded by South Africa and is partially bordered by Mozambique. It has a population of more than 1.2 million people, according to the World Bank. Just 6704 square miles, it is similar to the Hawaiian land area.

Abugo Garika was originally deported to Uganda from the United States, but his lawyer listed Uganda as “persecution or danger of torture”, along with more than 20 other countries, many of them in Latin America.

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“It is difficult to take the demand for fear very seriously, especially since you have claimed (through lawyers) that you fear persecution or torture in at least 22 different countries,” says ice notice.

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The name was changed to Eswatini by its king in 2018. It was part of the British Empire as a reserve in 1903 and became its own country in 1968. However, it is part of the Commonwealth in the nations, along with dozens of other previous parts of the British Empire, despite its existence.

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King MSWATI III, from Eswatini, addresses the 78th session of the United Nations General Assembly on September 20, 2023, at the United Nations headquarters. (AP Photo/Frank Franklin II)

On Saturday, Foreign Minister Marco Rubio issued a statement celebrating the country’s independence day.

“On behalf of the United States of America, the best wishes for the people of Aswini while celebrating the fifty -seventh anniversary of your independence. The long friendship between our countries reflects a common commitment to security, public health and economic opportunity,” Rubio said. “We look forward to continuing effective cooperation and partnerships that provide our mutual safety, sustenance and prosperity.

“Please accept our sincere congratulations as you determine this special day.”

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Foreign Minister Marco Rubio attends a signing ceremony for the peace agreement between Rwanda and the Democratic Republic of the Congo at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs on June 27, 2025, in Washington. (AP/Mark Schiesfelbein)

The country’s Foreign Ministry has a second -level travel consultant, indicating that American travelers are “exercising caution”, and this is the case for many countries around the world, including in Europe and Africa.

As for Abeigo Garcia, he was deported to El Salvador in March, which led to a severe violent reaction from Democrats about fears of legal procedures represented in immigrants. Then he was returned to the United States to confront human smuggling on the traffic station in Tennessee 2022. The Ministry of Foreign Affairs confirms that he is a member of the MS-13 gang that was claimed to have defeated his wife and participated in human trafficking.

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He is held in Virginia, where the American boycott judge, Paula Xinis, arrested the potential deportation to Uganda.

“Any of these things is real, it is completely,” Chris Newman, a lawyer for the Abeergo Garcia family, told Fox News Digital regarding the charges and Minister of Internal Security.

Peter Bender and Bill Milgin contributed to Fox News.