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Liberia agrees to accept 1,200 foreign deportees from the US

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Al JazeeraAug 18, 8:39 PMFirst report

Liberia to take 1,200 deportees from the US

The first group of 20 deportees is expected to arrive in the coming days.

The New York TimesAug 18, 9:54 PM

Liberia Agrees to Take 1,200 Deportees From U.S.

The arrangement is one of the largest known deals that the Trump administration has struck to expel migrants who cannot be sent back to their home countries.

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Liberia agrees to accept 1,200 foreign deportees from the US

Aug 22, 5:47 PM6 sources12 articlesMultiple anglesSettling in

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10 articles

Al JazeeraAug 18, 8:39 PMFirst report

Liberia to take 1,200 deportees from the US

The first group of 20 deportees is expected to arrive in the coming days.

The New York TimesAug 18, 9:54 PM

Liberia Agrees to Take 1,200 Deportees From U.S.

The arrangement is one of the largest known deals that the Trump administration has struck to expel migrants who cannot be sent back to their home countries.

NPR

Aug 19, 6:57 AM

Liberia agrees to take 1,200 third-country deportees from the U.S.

The 1,200 deportees will include Africans as well as nationals from North America, South America and the Caribbean, with the first batch of 20 expected on Thursday.

BBC NewsAug 19, 10:47 AM

Liberia agrees to accept 1,200 foreign deportees from the US

Liberia says the deal is a "humanitarian arrangement" and is receiving no compensation.

The GuardianAug 20, 3:42 PM

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 The United States sent 20 deportees to Liberia, who arrived on Thursday as part of 1,200 migrants that the African country will receive under a new deal. The deportees arrived at the Roberts international airport outside Monrovia. The Liberia-US agreement is among the largest third-country deportations driven by the Trump administration’s crackdown on immigration. Continue reading...

The New York TimesAug 20, 5:16 PM

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

Critics in the small West African nation say their government has not said why it agreed to one of the largest U.S. deportation deals, who the deportees are, or how they will be handled.

Al JazeeraAug 20, 6:22 PM

First group of US deportees, out of an expected 1,200, arrive in Liberia

Liberia is part of a growing list of partners under US President Donald Trump to accept third-country deportations.

Al JazeeraAug 21, 1:17 AM

First group of US deportees arrive in Liberia after Trump deal

The first group of deportees from the US arrived in Liberia’s capital, Monrovia.

The New York TimesAug 21, 7:49 PM

5 Deportees Are Flown by US to Equatorial Guinea After they Resist Deplaning in Liberia

Five of the people flown to Liberia under the Trump administration’s third-country deportation program resisted leaving the plane. They were then flown to Equatorial Guinea.

The New York TimesAug 21, 9:46 PMLatest update

U.S. Agreed to Pay Liberia $5 Million in Connection with Deportees, Documents Say

The Trump administration approved the payment after Liberia said it would consider taking migrants from other countries.

Aug 19, 6:57 AM

Liberia agrees to take 1,200 third-country deportees from the U.S.

The 1,200 deportees will include Africans as well as nationals from North America, South America and the Caribbean, with the first batch of 20 expected on Thursday.

BBC NewsAug 19, 10:47 AM

Liberia agrees to accept 1,200 foreign deportees from the US

Liberia says the deal is a "humanitarian arrangement" and is receiving no compensation.

The GuardianAug 20, 3:42 PM

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 The United States sent 20 deportees to Liberia, who arrived on Thursday as part of 1,200 migrants that the African country will receive under a new deal. The deportees arrived at the Roberts international airport outside Monrovia. The Liberia-US agreement is among the largest third-country deportations driven by the Trump administration’s crackdown on immigration. Continue reading...

The New York TimesAug 20, 5:16 PM

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

Critics in the small West African nation say their government has not said why it agreed to one of the largest U.S. deportation deals, who the deportees are, or how they will be handled.

Al JazeeraAug 20, 6:22 PM

First group of US deportees, out of an expected 1,200, arrive in Liberia

Liberia is part of a growing list of partners under US President Donald Trump to accept third-country deportations.

Al JazeeraAug 21, 1:17 AM

First group of US deportees arrive in Liberia after Trump deal

The first group of deportees from the US arrived in Liberia’s capital, Monrovia.

The New York TimesAug 21, 7:49 PM

5 Deportees Are Flown by US to Equatorial Guinea After they Resist Deplaning in Liberia

Five of the people flown to Liberia under the Trump administration’s third-country deportation program resisted leaving the plane. They were then flown to Equatorial Guinea.

The New York TimesAug 21, 9:46 PMLatest update

U.S. Agreed to Pay Liberia $5 Million in Connection with Deportees, Documents Say

The Trump administration approved the payment after Liberia said it would consider taking migrants from other countries.