9 deportees from US arrive in Sierra Leone under third-country agreement
The agreement allows Sierra Leone to accept up to 300 deportees a year, while the nine arrivals are being housed near the airport.
- On Wednesday, a plane transporting West Africans deported by the Trump administration arrived in Sierra Leone, part of Washington's latest deal with an African country to accelerate removals.
- Foreign Minister Timothy Kabba told Reuters last week that Freetown agreed to accept 300 West African migrants annually, with no more than 25 arriving each month, mirroring Ghana's arrangement.
- Patrick Robin, head of Kenvah Solutions, stated the deportees would be housed "in a dignified and comfortable way for up to two weeks," with some staying 30 days in "exceptional circumstances."
- Robin said "most of" those who arrived on Wednesday expressed a desire to return home, though a Reuters witness observed at least one deportee resisting disembarking before being persuaded.
- Democrats on the Senate Foreign Relations Committee reported in February that more than $32 million was sent to five countries for third-country removals, yet it remains unclear what Sierra Leone receives in exchange.
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