US sends 20 deportees to Liberia, part of 1,200 migrants the country will receive under new deal
Liberia will receive up to 1,200 migrants under the agreement, and officials said the first arrivals may apply for asylum there.
- On Thursday, Liberia received the first flight of 20 deportees from the United States, launching an agreement to accept up to 1,200 third-country migrants over the next 12 months.
- The Trump administration implemented this deal to accelerate removals, having deported thousands to nearly two dozen countries that aren't their own, advocates say.
- Liberian Information Minister Jerolinmek Piah told Reuters that "most of the people are from Latin American countries," specifically naming Venezuela, Cuba, and Colombia.
- Liberia said the arrivals will be received "as guests" who can apply for asylum, while the United States awarded $5 million for "migration management activities."
- While Washington defends third-country deals as lawful, rights groups criticize the opaque process, noting many migrants face safety risks or are sent to nations they've never been.
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First U.S. Deportees Arrive in Liberia, and Liberians Want Answers
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First US deportees land in Liberia
Liberia is the latest African country to agree to take in migrants deported under US President Donald Trump's contested immigration crackdown. A plane bringing the 20 people touched down at the country's international airport shortly before 1:00 pm local time (1300 GMT). They boarded a bus, which then left the airport near the capital, Monrovia. Staff from the Liberian Commission on Repatriation, Resettlement and Reintegration were seen taking c…
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