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First U.S. Deportees to Arrive in Liberia Amid Growing Backlash

20 août 2026 à 16:52
The five men were part of the first group of deportees to be sent to the West African nation by the Trump administration. The Liberian government has not clarified their status.

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Monrovia, the capital of Liberia. The U.S. deportation deal with Liberia is one of the largest so-called third-country deportation agreements struck by the Trump administration so far.
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  • US deports 20 people to Liberia, the first of 1,200 migrants under Trump deal
    Agreement is among largest third-country deportations driven by Trump administration’s immigration crackdown Twenty deportees from the United States arrived in Liberia on Thursday, as part of a new agreement that will see the west African country receive as many as 1,200 people under the Trump administration’s immigration crackdown.The group arrived at the Roberts international airport outside the capital, Monrovia. The Liberia-US agreement is one of the largest third-country deportation arrange
     

US deports 20 people to Liberia, the first of 1,200 migrants under Trump deal

20 août 2026 à 15:57

Agreement is among largest third-country deportations driven by Trump administration’s immigration crackdown

Twenty deportees from the United States arrived in Liberia on Thursday, as part of a new agreement that will see the west African country receive as many as 1,200 people under the Trump administration’s immigration crackdown.

The group arrived at the Roberts international airport outside the capital, Monrovia. The Liberia-US agreement is one of the largest third-country deportation arrangements pursued by the administration since Trump returned to office last year.

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© Photograph: Alexander Wiaplah/AP

© Photograph: Alexander Wiaplah/AP

© Photograph: Alexander Wiaplah/AP

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