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Original Date Announced
November 10, 2025AP News reports that, according to a letter from Senator Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH) to Secretary of State Rubio, the Trump administration made a $7.5 million payment to the government of Equatorial Guinea in exchange for the country agreeing to accept third-country nationals from the United States. The payment allegedly used funding from the Migration and Refugee Assistance account and constitutes the first government-to-government transfer from that account. The letter also raises concerns about corruption, human trafficking, and human rights abuses in Equatorial Guinea.
Third Country Deportation Watch provides detailed updates on this agreement.
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2025.11.10 Reported: Senate Democrat questions Trump administration’s $7.5M payment to Equatorial Guinea - AP NewsSubsequent Trump and Court Action
August 8, 20262026.08.08 Reported: U.S. Deportees Face Armed Assaults and Indefinite Detention in Equatorial Guinea - Arizona Daily Star
The Arizona Daily Star reports that dozens of immigrants deported by the administration to Equatorial Guinea are being held indefinitely in a decommissioned hotel despite having no ties to the country and, in many cases, U.S. immigration judges’ orders protecting them from removal to their home countries. Three detainees said that they were dragged from their rooms at gunpoint, handcuffed, assaulted, and warned they would be shot if they left the hotel; they also report restrictions on access to lawyers. The United States has sent about 40 people to Equatorial Guinea since November 2025 pursuant to its third-country agreement; at least 17 people have subsequently been returned to their home countries.
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NoneOriginal Trump Policy Status
Status: ReportedTrump Administration Actions: Agency Directive Change in PracticeSubject Matter: HumanitarianAssociated or Derivative Policies
- January 20, 2025 EO 14165 § 8 directs DOS, DOJ, and DHS to enter international cooperation agreements, including but not limited to Safe Third Country Agreements
- November 10, 2025 Reported: Trump administration uses Migration and Refugee Assistance to pay countries accepting deportations of third-country nationals
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