Deportees who refused to exit a US flight in Liberia are sent to Equatorial Guinea
Summary
Six people deported by the United States to Liberia refused to leave the plane because they said Liberia was not their country and they feared danger. Instead, they were sent to Equatorial Guinea, where they are being held in poor conditions without medical care.Key Facts
- Six deportees, including four Cubans, one Brazilian, and one Cameroonian, resisted getting off a U.S. flight in Liberia.
- They were then sent to Equatorial Guinea, a country that has a deportation agreement with the U.S. under the Trump administration.
- The group refused to disembark because they feared for their safety and said Liberia was not their home country.
- They were held at a hotel in Malabo, Equatorial Guinea, which serves as a detention center with reportedly worsening conditions.
- One deportee has serious medical needs but there is no medical staff at the hotel.
- There are around 40 deported migrants currently held at the hotel.
- Reports describe food being withheld and guards threatening, beating, and choking detainees.
- Equatorial Guinea’s government did not respond to requests for comment.
- The detention facility is linked to a $7.5 million deal between Equatorial Guinea’s president and the U.S. government during President Donald Trump’s administration.
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