‘It’s inhumane’: six ICE deportees held in one of world’s most repressive regimes
Believed to be first US deportations to fourth country, six face ‘horrific conditions’ in Equatorial Guinea, say lawyers
TL;DR
- Six deportees refused to disembark a flight in Liberia and were instead sent to Equatorial Guinea.
- They are reportedly being held in inhumane conditions in a former luxury hotel turned detention center in Malabo.
- Lawyers state the deportees were not informed of their final destination and are unable to contact families or access medical care.
- This is believed to be the first instance of the US deporting individuals to a fourth country.
- The US has a deal with Equatorial Guinea to pay $7.5 million for third-country deportations, secured by Teodoro Nguema Obiang Mangue.
- Deportees face indefinite detention or potential return to their home countries, some of which they were previously granted withholding of removal from due to risks of persecution.