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US Has Sent Deportees to Many African Countries, the Latest One Being Liberia. Here’s Why
Liberia will receive up to 1,200 migrants from the United States, and the first 20 are expected Thursday as officials face legal scrutiny.
- On Thursday, Liberia began receiving the first group of 20 third-country nationals, marking the start of an agreement to accept up to 1,200 individuals transferred from the United States.
- Information Minister Jerolinmek Matthew Piah disclosed the arrangement Tuesday, citing diplomatic notes from September 2025 and arguing the decision is "entirely humanitarian and in keeping with the country's longstanding traditions."
- Piah rejected suggestions that transferred individuals are convicted criminals, labeling them "guests of the Republic of Liberia" while confirming they can apply for asylum under Liberian law.
- Legal experts have raised concerns regarding international non-refoulement principles, which prohibit transferring individuals to places where they face persecution, amid the broader Trump administration deportation effort.
- An estimated 11 such agreements exist with African nations, often involving limited public disclosure, as immigration lawyers warn the practice may serve as a loophole to indirectly return asylum-seekers to countries they fled.
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US has sent deportees to many African countries, the latest one being Liberia. Here’s why
DAKAR, Senegal (AP) — Twenty migrants deported from the United States arrived in Liberia on Thursday, the first group of an eventual 1,200 deportees that the West African country says it will receive from the U.S. under a new deal.
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