US Migrant Deportations to Liberia Revive a Grim History
At least 20 deportees have already arrived as the administration uses third-country flights to send 1,200 migrants to Liberia, officials said.
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US Migrant Deportations to Liberia Revive a Grim History
The Trump administration's migrant deportation flights to Liberia mirror 19th-century American removal policies that relocated Blacks deemed unwanted. The American Colonization Society originally founded Liberia to resettle free people of color and protect slavery interests. Contemporary third-country deportations revive these historical patterns, demonstrating enduring political efforts to expel nonwhite populations from the United States.
Liberia: U.S. Migrant Flights to Liberia Evoke Troubling History of Sending People Deemed Unwanted to the West African Nation
Analysis - The Supreme Court's recent decision to temporarily allow the United States to resume deporting migrants to third-country destinations could see the resumption of flights to Liberia.
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goSkagitUS migrant flights to Liberia evoke troubling history of sending people deemed unwanted to the West African nation
Liberian national police officers stand guard awaiting a plane carrying migrants deported from the United States to land in Harbel, Liberia, on Aug. 20, 2026. Matthew Jacobs / AFP via Getty ImagesThe Supreme Court’s recent decision to temporarily allow the United States to resume deporting migrants to third-country destinations could see the resumption of flights to Liberia. About the size of Ohio, the West African country is one of 35 countries…
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