Despite South Africa’s legal action to block the plan, the United States has deported 10 people to Eswatini.

This is the second deportation that the Trump administration has sent to Eswatini, part of its hard way to immigration.

The Eswatini prison department said in a statement that the 10 people have been “safely accommodated” and have no threat to the public.

Eswatini human rights lawyer Mzwandile Masuku told the BBC that the government was “shocked and frustrated” by the group despite ongoing court cases against the deportation of five people in July.

The United States describes five – from Jamaica, Cuba, Laos, Vietnam and Yemen as “fallen monsters.”

The Eswatini government said Jamaicans have been deported to their country of origin, and the other two are expected to be deported soon.

In a statement Sunday, the government said it would impose 11 deportations after reaching an agreement with the United States “to cooperate in this way.”

It does not explain why only 10 arrives.

Their names have not been published yet.

The BBC reported in September that the Trump administration told Kilmar Abreg GarciaThis is an El Salvadorian man located in the center of a long-running immigration platoon who may have been deported to the southern African kingdom.

The government claims he is a member of the transnational El Salvador gang MS-13, which he denies.

He was wrongly deported to El Salvador in March and then returned to the United States, where he was detained and charged with human smuggling. He pleaded not guilty.

Federal charges ruled on Friday that Mr. Garcia’s prosecution may be for “defense” reasons and he will hear more evidence before making the final decision.

The BBC has asked whether Thabile Mdluli, an acting spokesman for the Eswatini government, is one of the latest deportation groups.

In an earlier statement, she said the deported persons would be kept in a “safe area separate from the public, while arranging to return to the country of origin.”

Their arrival comes the day before the court case against deportation, about to resume in the major cities of Mbabane.

Masuku, a civil society group that challenges civil society groups, said he hopes the government “respects court proceedings and awaits its ruling” before accepting more people who are deported.

In September, the campaign group Human Rights Watch (HRW) said it had seen an agreement between Esvatini and the U.S. government.

HRW said it stipulated that Eswatini accepts up to 160 deportations in exchange for US$5.1 million (£3.79 million) to establish its “border and immigration management capabilities.”

The Southern Africa Litigation Centre (SALC) joins other civil society groups in view that the government’s decision constitutes an “administrative over-scope”, while Esvatini’s constitution states that such agreement should be reached under parliament’s consent, which did not occur in this case.

The militants also protested against deals outside the U.S. embassy when the first batches were deported.

The civic groups say the deal is secret and an example of a “democratic return”, giving more say to the parliament in a country where the king has long played absolute power for a long time.

Salc’s Melusi Simelane told the BBC that we could have expected this milestone to reflect the maturity of our democracy – a stronger rule of law, a greater sense of responsibility and a clearer separation of power. ”

The government is defending the case, saying it acts within its powers, with the Constitution giving it the allowance for such agreements with foreign governments.

Some Esvatini MPs have previously raised concerns about parliamentary agreements, but Prime Minister Russell Dlamini said it has been dealt with on the “highest level of clearance.”

The deal also shocked neighboring South Africa, which expressed concerns that the deported persons could cross the country through its porous borders.

Ms. Mdluli tried to alleviate fear by saying that the deported person was in solitary confinement in a safe facility.

Formerly known as Swaziland, Eswatini is a small landlocked country surrounded by South Africa and Mozambique. It has been led by King Mswati III since 1986.