AGP Executive Report
Last update: 11 hours agoUS Deportation Legal Shock: A US judge has dismissed the criminal case against Kilmar Abrego Garcia, citing “presumptive vindictiveness” and a prosecution tied to retaliation over his earlier deportation fight—raising fresh doubts about parts of Trump’s Liberia deportation plan. Deportation Pipeline Widens: Sierra Leone received nine deportees from the US (Nigeria, Ghana, Guinea and Senegal), with officials saying they were “traumatised” after months in chains and will be housed in a hotel before returning home within two weeks. Eswatini Courts Under Pressure: In eSwatini, a High Court ruling earlier this year blocked a human-rights challenge on “standing,” with critics saying the narrow test is being used to shut cases before they’re heard. Trade Tensions in SACU: Botswana’s recurring agricultural import bans are again under fire as protectionism that disrupts SACU cooperation and raises costs for neighbours. Taiwan Diplomacy Heat: China is pushing back hard on Lai Ching-te’s “transit” moves involving eSwatini, warning against any challenge to the one-China principle.
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