US sends 20 deportees to Liberia, part of 1,200 migrants the country will receive under new deal
The first group is part of a deal that will send up to 1,200 migrants to Liberia, and officials say they may apply for asylum there.
- On Thursday, Liberia received the first flight of 20 deportees from the United States, launching an agreement to accept up to 1,200 third-country migrants over the next 12 months.
- The Trump administration implemented this deal to accelerate removals, having deported thousands to nearly two dozen countries that aren't their own, advocates say.
- Liberian Information Minister Jerolinmek Piah told Reuters that "most of the people are from Latin American countries," specifically naming Venezuela, Cuba, and Colombia.
- Liberia said the arrivals will be received "as guests" who can apply for asylum, while the United States awarded $5 million for "migration management activities."
- While Washington defends third-country deals as lawful, rights groups criticize the opaque process, noting many migrants face safety risks or are sent to nations they've never been.
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Trump begins deporting Venezuelans, Colombians, Cubans and other migrants to Liberia
A US deportation flight carrying Venezuelans, Cubans and Colombians landed in Liberia Thursday, the first under an agreement to transfer 1,200 people to one of the world’s poorest countries.
The United States began transferring to Liberia deportees from third countries, including Venezuelan, Cuban and Colombian citizens, as part of an agreement announced this week by the Liberian government. The first flight, with about 20 people, landed on Thursday, August 20 at Roberts International Airport, on the outskirts of Monrovia. Liberian authorities did not immediately detail the exact nationalities of this initial group, although Informa…
Cuban and Venezuelan Deportees Accepted by Liberia in Trump Deal, Officials Say
Illegal immigrants deported from the United States to Liberia will mostly come from Latin American countries, including Cuba and Venezuela, the West African country’s information minister said, as authorities received the first deportation flight on Thursday. The Liberian government announced on Tuesday that it had agreed to accept up to 1,200 third-country deportees from the United States over the next year in the latest of numerous deals Pres…
Venezuelans, Cubans and Colombians Arrive in African Nation Under Trump Deportation Deal
Internewscast Journal Internewscast Liberia on Thursday took in its first deportation flight from the United… This Post: Venezuelans, Cubans and Colombians Arrive in African Nation Under Trump Deportation Deal first appeared on Internewscast Journal
Thursday's flight is part of a growing trend of deportations to third countries under the government of U.S. President Donald Trump, which consists of sending foreign citizens to nations other than their own.
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