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He Served His Time in the U.S., Then Was Deported to an African Prison
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A Jamaican man deported from the US after serving a sentence for murder is now imprisoned in Eswatini, sparking controversy over the Trump administration's immigration policies. Legal experts question the legality and ethics of such deportations to countries where deportees have no ties.

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He Served His Time in the U.S., Then Was Deported to an African Prison

By John Eligon and Hamed Aleaziz

Sept. 1, 2025Updated 5:33 a.m. ET

After fatally shooting a man in the head in Brooklyn in 1996, Orville Etoria was convicted of murder and given a prison sentence of 25 years to life. During his incarceration, Mr. Etoria, a Jamaican citizen with legal residency in the United States, was ordered deported by an immigration judge.

But upon his release in 2021, immigration officials allowed him to stay in America, provided he complete annual check-ins with the authorities.

To those close to Mr. Etoria, 62, it was a reprieve that gave him a second chance at life. He earned a bachelor’s degree while behind bars, successfully completed parole after he got out, got a job at a men’s shelter and started pursuing a master’s degree in divinity.

To those who support President Trump’s stated mission to deport the “worst of the worst” and other immigrants in record numbers, Mr. Etoria is exac...

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AI Extraction Status
Pending

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Claim Management System - MVP