Eswatini Spotlight Amid Abrego Garcia’s Deportation Debat
The African nation of Eswatini has garnered international attention due to the ongoing deportation proceedings of Kilmar Abrego Garcia, an alleged gang member facing human trafficking charges. The case has led to global searches for information on Eswat, a country located in southern Africa, bordered by South Africa and Mozambique, with a population of over 1.2 million.
Eswatini, formerly known as Swaziland, is a small nation, with a land area of approximately 6,704 square miles, about the size of Hawaii. The name was changed to Eswatini by its king in 2018. It was part of the British Empire as a protectorate in 1903 and became its own country in 1968. However, it is part of the Commonwealth of Nations, along with dozens of other former parts of the British Empire, despite having its own patriarch.
Abrego Garcia was originally going to be deported to Uganda from the U.S., but his attorneys listed Uganda as a