Suspected Ebola patient placed in Equatorial Guinea hotel with deportees from the US, lawyers say
Summary
Migrants deported from the U.S. are being held in a hotel in Equatorial Guinea, which is also reportedly used to quarantine suspected Ebola patients. Lawyers and deportees say health and safety measures at the facility are inadequate, and the U.S. government has agreements with Equatorial Guinea to deport migrants to third countries.Key Facts
- The hotel in Equatorial Guinea is owned by President Teodoro Obiang Nguema Mbasogo’s family.
- It currently holds 17 migrants deported from the U.S., including women and men from Angola, Mauritania, and Ethiopia.
- At least one man and one woman suspected of having Ebola have been quarantined on a floor below the detainees.
- Ebola is currently causing an outbreak in Congo, with neighboring Uganda affected as well, but no Ebola cases have been confirmed in Equatorial Guinea.
- Migrants and lawyers report poor hygiene and lack of protective supplies like masks or disinfectants.
- The U.S. government, under President Trump, has agreements to deport migrants to third countries, sometimes bypassing protections given by U.S. courts.
- Equatorial Guinea is one of at least eight African nations that have such deportation deals with the U.S.
- Lawyers have filed a case accusing Equatorial Guinea of violating human rights by forcing deportees back to their home countries.
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