"Maryland dad" is now being deported to Eswatini after he claimed to fear persecution in Uganda and more than 20 other countries

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Dr. Jones

Sep 6, 2025

For an unassuming "Maryland Dad," this man seems to be afraid for his life in nearly every country in the world.

The never-ending game of "Where in the World Is ICE Going to Send Kilmar?" took yet another unexpected turn on Friday, as an ICE email showed highly publicized illegal alien criminal Kilmar Abrego Garcia was facing deportation to someplace called Eswatini.

For those of you who have never heard of Eswatini, it's a small, landlocked African nation situated between Mozambique and South Africa. For those of you who have heard of Eswatini… we're all very impressed.

According to the ICE email obtained by Fox News, Abrego Garcia had a list of 22 countries where he "feared persecution." Eswatini was not on the list.

According to a removal notice shared with Fox News by ICE sources, the agency notified Abrego Garcia that, in light of his claims of fear of persecution or torture in nearly two dozen other countries, 'we hereby notify you that your new country of removal is Eswatini, Africa.'

Well played, ICE.

And the DHS also had some fun with it as well:

Following his deportation back to — and return from — El Salvador, Abrego Garcia has been the subject of a prolonged legal tug-of-war, with his attorneys trying to fend off relentless attempts by the government to ship him out of the U.S.

While previous reports had him headed to Uganda, Abrego Garcia's lawyers said he was afraid to go there. So… Eswatini it is.

Stay tuned for the next episode of "Kilmar Teaches Us World Geography."

In the meantime, Kilmar might want to start learning to speak Swati.

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