A Cambodian man convicted of attempted murder, Pheap Rom, was deported by the US to Eswatini and imprisoned, before being subsequently deported to Cambodia in March.

Fifteen individuals deported by the US were sent to a maximum-security prison in Eswatini despite completing their sentences in America. Cambodian national Pheap Rom, convicted of attempted murder, was among 10 deportees sent in October 2025, joining a group of five who arrived in July. Rom was transferred to Cambodia in March, stating he initially believed he was being sent to a detention center in Louisiana.

• • The US deported 15 people to Eswatini in two batches—five in July 2025 and ten in October 2025—where they were imprisoned in a maximum-security facility despite completing their US sentences.
• • Pheap Rom, a Cambodian national convicted of attempted murder, was among the October 2025 deportees and was transferred to Cambodia in March 2026.
• • The deportees sent to Eswatini included individuals from Cambodia, Cuba, Jamaica, Vietnam, and Yemen.
• • Pheap Rom stated he would have accepted deportation to Cambodia and initially believed Eswatini was a detention center in Louisiana.

Fifteen individuals deported by the US were sent to a maximum-security prison in Eswatini despite having completed their sentences in America. Cambodian national Pheap Rom, who was among those sent to the African kingdom in October 2025, reported being imprisoned before eventually being transferred to Cambodia in March. The deportees were originally from Cambodia, Cuba, Jamaica, Vietnam, and Yemen.

• • The US deported 15 people to Eswatini where they were imprisoned in a maximum-security facility despite completing their US sentences.
• • Pheap Rom, a Cambodian national, was deported to Eswatini in October 2025 and subsequently deported to Cambodia in March.
• • The group of deportees sent to Eswatini included individuals from Cambodia, Cuba, Jamaica, Vietnam, and Yemen.