Eleven more migrants deported by the Trump administration under a ​policy of sending them to third ‌countries arrived in eSwatini from the United States on Wednesday, a U.S. lawyer following the case said.

The arrivals ​bring to 29 the number sent to ​the southern African country under a $5.1 million ⁠agreement that has been challenged by lawyers ​who say deportees are being detained despite having ​already served sentences for crimes committed in the United States.

Alma David, a lawyer for some of the original ​deportees sent to Eswatini last year -- and who ​is in touch with local prison sources there -- confirmed ‌the ⁠arrival to Reuters by text message.

Of the 29 deportees sent from the United States to Eswatini, only two have been released and repatriated, ​one to ​Jamaica and ⁠the other to Cambodia.

An Eswatini government spokesperson did not immediately respond ​to a request for comment.

The detainees had ​already ⁠been transported to Eswatini's notorious Matsapha correctional facility, David said.

The Trump administration has also ⁠deported ​migrants to other countries in ​Africa, Asia and the Americas under the policy.