Liberia agrees to take 1,200 deportees from the US
2026-08-18T19:19:22Z
MONROVIA, Liberia (AP) — 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 policy aimed at deterring illegal migration.
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.
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