{
  "id": 3047405,
  "title": "Deportees who refused to exit a US flight in Liberia are sent to Equatorial Guinea",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/24/deportees-who-refused-to-exit-a-us-flight-in-liberia-are-sent-to",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-24T15:02:53.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Winnipeg Free Press",
    "slug": "winnipeg-free-press",
    "url": "https://www.winnipegfreepress.com/world/2026/08/24/deportees-who-refused-to-exit-a-us-flight-in-liberia-are-sent-to-equatorial-guinea"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Six deportees, comprising four Cuban men, a Brazilian man, and a Cameroonian woman, were initially deported from the United States to Liberia last week, according to sources. However, they refused to disembark the plane, citing their dissatisfaction with Liberia as \"not their country\" and fearing danger there. Consequently, they were separated from the others and were subsequently taken to Equatorial Guinea, an African nation with a third-country deportation agreement with the Trump administration, according to sources. The group was later transferred to Malabo city in Equatorial Guinea, and upon arrival, they were reportedly in a dire state, including one individual with a serious medical condition, as reported by Meredyth Yoon, a spokesperson for Asian Americans Advancing Justice-Atlanta. Conditions at the hotel where the deportees are being held have reportedly worsened, with migrants allegedly facing threats, beatings, and food deprivation, with Equatorial Guinea's government not commenting on the matter.",
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      {
        "outlet": "Associated Press",
        "title": "Deportees who refused to exit a US flight in Liberia are sent to Equatorial Guinea",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/24/deportees-who-refused-to-exit-a-us-flight-in-liberia-are-sent-to-3055677",
        "published": "2026-08-24T15:23:02.000Z"
      }
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}