The men who refused to get off the plane in Liberia did not get to stay on it either. Six of them, including Sanchez, were flown on to Equatorial Guinea instead, where he says doctors told him the country lacked equipment to treat the wound agents allegedly aggravated, and gave him a painkiller. They are now held in a hotel under guards carrying automatic weapons who told one deportee they would shoot off his feet if he tried to leave. This is not an isolated flight. The US now has third country deportation arrangements with more than 30 countries, and Equatorial Guinea alone has already drawn an international human rights complaint from 14 earlier deportees for accepting people the US itself cannot legally send home. Senator Shaheen asked the State Department months ago why it paid that country 7.5 million dollars to take them.
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This is a stain on this nation. Especially on the Trump administration of course—but also on every member of Congress who’s failing to step forward to end this. I hope they can sleep at night. Actually, I hope they can’t. nytimes.com/2026/08/30/world…
Deportees Recount Harrowing Journeys to Africa: Shackles, a ‘Freezer’ and Blows

Deportees Recount Harrowing Journeys to Africa: Shackles, a ‘Freezer’ and Blows

Ten deportees said they experienced or witnessed what they called abusive or violent treatment by ICE. They spent months in detention, they said, before being sent to nations where they had no ties.

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I can’t believe Congress is just like letting this happen. There’s no fight on Capitol Hill.
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It is unacceptable. Unconstitutional. Untenable. It is American Blasphemy.
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Did they object to Liberia because they don’t like black people?
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They could have gone to their home country at any time, but refused.
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This is brutal and criminal. This rogue government must be removed and held responsible for their crimes against all of humanity.
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To Establish a prison human trafficking economy...and the inhumane barbarism required for it to root.
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Despicable bullshit from this despicable illegal Trump authoritarian regime.
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Nobody in normal times would believe our country is doing this.
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The ICC is going to have a field day with this administration. Hello Hague.
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Sorry - so the illegals are too stupid to take OUR $2600 and a posh flight home? To their homes. We dont have another home, the USA is it!
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Just imagine if he had taken the $2600 payment and the free flight home! None of this would’ve happened to him! Let this be a cautionary tale
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They had every chance to leave - paid airline ticket AND cash. They refused. Speaks volumes.
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We shouldn’t have to pay 7.5 million to take them. That gives you some idea of what illegal aliens cost taxpayers. They should self deport.
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