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Story summary
- Police in a Malabo hotel pointed rifles at U.S. deportees on September 5, 2026.
- The confrontation began after a Cuban man demanded his confiscated phone back.
- Officers cocked rifles, removed safeties and forced migrants to kneel.
- Hotel manager intervened, calming the scene and letting detainees return to rooms.
- U.S. Department of Homeland Security said the government uses all legal options and ICE is no longer responsible after custody.
