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Liberia to receive about 1,200 US deportees
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Liberia to receive about 1,200 US deportees

From Vanguard · () English

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  • Liberia has agreed to accept up to 1,200 deportees from the United States within a year under an immigration agreement.
  • The first group of 20 deportees is expected to arrive soon, with options to leave Liberia or apply for asylum.
  • The US is reportedly using visa restrictions to pressure African nations into accepting third-country nationals, though Liberia states the arrangement is humanitarian and without compensation.

Liberia has announced it will accept up to 1,200 foreign nationals deported from the United States as part of an unprecedented immigration crackdown by the Trump administration. The West African nation's government stated its intention to receive these individuals within a year, marking a significant development in US deportation policies.

Liberia intends to accept up to 1,200 persons to be transferred from the United States of America within a year.

— Liberian governmentThe Liberian government officially stated its agreement to receive deportees from the US.

A initial group of 20 deportees is scheduled to arrive on Thursday. Upon arrival, these individuals will be free to leave Liberia or seek asylum within the country. The US government has been expanding its deportation efforts, including the controversial practice of sending individuals to countries other than their nations of origin.

free to depart the country when they so desire

— Liberian governmentThe Liberian government outlined the options available to the arriving deportees.

Reports suggest the US is employing tactics such as visa bans and restrictions to compel African countries to accept deportees, including those from third countries. While the US State Department declined to comment, Liberia's government asserted that it has not received any compensation or promises in exchange for its cooperation. They described the arrangement as "entirely humanitarian," with Liberia receiving support to manage the program and enhance its migration system.

has not demanded or received any compensation or promise of rewards in exchange for its consent to participate in the program

— Liberian governmentThe Liberian government clarified that no financial incentives were involved in the agreement.

The agreement comes as Liberia, founded in the early 19th century by former slaves and freeborn African-Americans from the United States, engages with US immigration policies. The US has previously sought to deport individuals like Kilmar Abrego Garcia, a Salvadoran immigrant, to countries like Liberia after mistaken deportations.

entirely humanitarian

— Liberian governmentThe Liberian government characterized the agreement as being motivated by humanitarian concerns.
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