# US Deportees Beat in Equatorial Guinea

> Two men deported to Equatorial Guinea were arrested and beaten by police after being held at gunpoint in a hotel.
- Title: US Deportees Beat in Equatorial Guinea · Seattletimes
- Summary: Two men deported to Equatorial Guinea were arrested and beaten by police after being held at gunpoint in a hotel. US deportees to Equatorial Guinea were…
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## Deportees arrested in Equatorial Guinea
Two men deported by the United States to Equatorial Guinea were arbitrarily arrested after police covered their heads with a bag.
## Arbitrary arrests reported
Lawyers and rights groups said the arrests were retaliation for the men raising alarm about detention conditions and police violence.
## Detention in Malabo hotel
The men were held in a hotel turned into a prison for asylum seekers under a $7.5 million Trump administration deal.
## Transferred to police station
After arrest, Soliman and Birhane were moved to La Luna police station where they cannot speak to a lawyer.
## Police violence documented
Equatorial Guinean police officers broke into hotel rooms, grabbed people by the neck, tackled them to the ground and threatened at gunpoint.
## Arrested on Sept 11
Police arrested Soliman and Birhane on Sept 11, accusing them of breaking a mirror, then beat them with bags over their heads.
## Key takeaway

US deportees to Equatorial Guinea were arbitrarily arrested and beaten by police in a hotel detention center.