Event Brief
Malabo keeps U.S. deportees in a family hotel
Filed: May 28, 2026 at 11:04 AM ET
Summary: Equatorial Guinea continues to hold U.S. deportees in a hotel converted into a prison despite a court order.
WHO: Teodoro Obiang Nguema Mbasogo
WHAT: Equatorial Guinea continues to host U.S. deportees in a hotel owned by the president's family, used as a prison for asylum seekers.
WHEN: May 28, 2026 at 8:06 AM ET
WHERE: Malabo
WHY: A court order required the practice to stop, but the deportees are still being held under a $7.5 million deal with the Trump administration.
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