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Inside an African hotel where asylum seekers deported by the US are imprisoned
The Bamy Hotel in Equatorial Guinea, owned by the country's president, is being used as a detention center for asylum seekers deported by the Trump administration under a $7.5 million deal. At least 32 individuals, previously granted U.S. protection, face forced repatriation to countries where they risk persecution.
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