Liberia agrees to take 1,200 third-country deportees from the U.S.
Liberia has agreed to accept up to 1,200 third-country deportees from the United States as part of a new migration agreement. The program, which includes individuals from various regions, aims to provide support for those seeking asylum or safety in Liberia.
Why it matters
This agreement marks a significant shift in U.S. immigration policy, utilizing third-party nations to manage deportations of individuals who may have protection orders in their home countries.
MONROVIA, Liberia — Liberia has agreed to accept up to 1,200 third-country deportees from the United States, authorities in the West African country said Tuesday, in one of the largest such arrangements under the Trump administration's broader crackdown on immigration.
Africa 'We don't know what will happen to us': U.S. deportees in limbo in DRC The deportees will be received within a year, with the first batch of 20 expected on Thursday, Liberia's Information Minister Jerolinmek Piah told reporters. The 1,200 deportees will include Africans as well as nationals from North America, South America and the Caribbean, Piah said.
Under a series of often-secret agreements, the Trump administration has deported thousands of people to nearly two dozen countries that are not their own, advocates say, with about 10 of them in Africa.
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