A hotel in Equatorial Guinea has become a detention site for U.S. deportations. Witnesses describe men being hooded and beaten there.
The facility operates under an agreement between the United States and Equatorial Guinea. The African nation’s autocratic government is a partner in President Trump’s deportation program.
Deportees are sent to the Central African country under the arrangement. Their treatment has raised serious concerns among human rights observers.
Accounts from witnesses detail physical abuse inside the hotel. Men report being restrained and struck by guards at the site.
Equatorial Guinea has long faced criticism for its poor human rights record. The government rarely permits independent scrutiny of its detention facilities.
The deportation program relies on third countries to accept removed migrants. Several nations have signed similar agreements with the United States.
Legal experts question whether such transfers comply with international law. Deportees often have no access to lawyers or family members.
The hotel’s location and conditions remain largely hidden from public view. Few journalists or aid groups have been granted access to the site.
