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

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The Associated Press. (2026, August 19). Liberia agrees to take 1,200 third-country deportees from the U.S. NPR. https://www.npr.org/2026/08/19/nx-s1-5937389/liberia-to-take-deportees-from-us

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Liberia has agreed to accept up to 1,200 third-country deportees from the US, including nationals from Africa, North America, South America, and the Caribbean, within a year of the agreement. The first batch of 20 is expected to arrive on Thursday. According to Liberia's Information Minister Jerolinmek Piah, most of the migrants have immigration violations or offenses, but may be able to seek asylum in Liberia after arrival. The US will provide support to help Liberia manage the program and strengthen its migration system.
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Twenty people, including migrants from Latin America such as Cuba and Venezuela, have arrived in Liberia as part of a deal with the US that will see up to 1,200 third-country deportees accepted by Liberia within a year. The agreement is one of several made by the Trump administration with countries on the African continent to accelerate removals of migrants who cannot be sent back to their home countries due to concerns for their safety. The first group of 20 people arrived at Roberts International Airport in Monrovia, Liberia's capital, and will be allowed to apply for asylum or depart the country when they choose. The agreement does not involve a quid pro quo with the US and Liberia has received no direct compensation. However, the US has pledged $124 million in assistance as part of the deal.

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Liberia MONROVIA U.S. West African the United States

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Liberia GPE · 11× Piah PERSON · 3× Trump PERSON · 3× U.S. GPE · 3× Africans NORP · 1× Jerolinmek Piah PERSON · 1× Liberian NORP · 1× MONROVIA GPE · 1× West African NORP · 1× the United States GPE · 1×

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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 broader crackdown on immigration.
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🔮 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.

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Liberia agrees to take 1,200 third-country deportees from the U.S. asserted
Liberia → agree → U.S.
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 broader crackdown on immigration. asserted
authorities → agree → immigration
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. asserted
Piah → receive → reporters
The 1,200 deportees will include Africans as well as nationals from North America, South America and the Caribbean, Piah said. asserted
Piah → include → America
Under a series of often-secret agreements, the Trump administration has deported thousands of people to nearly two dozen countries that are not their own, advocates say, with about 10 of them in Africa. asserted
advocates → deport → Africa
A key issue in the agreements is that they can involve migrants with protection orders from a U.S. immigration judge not to be returned to their home countries because of concerns for their safety. asserted
they → involve → safety
The Liberian minister did not say if the deportees expected in Liberia had such protection orders. asserted
deportees → say → orders
Liberia's Justice Minister Natu Oswald Tweh said at Tuesday's briefing that the country has screened the list of migrants ahead of their arrival. asserted
country → say → arrival
"Most of them are people who had immigration violations and offenses," he said. asserted
he → have → violations
They "may wish to seek asylum" in Liberia after their arrival or "can leave the country whenever they desire," Piah said. uncertain
Piah → wish → country
Piah added that Liberia will receive support from the U.S. to manage the program and strengthen its migration system. asserted
Liberia → add → system
"Liberia's gesture is entirely humanitarian and in keeping with the country's longstanding traditions," he said. asserted
he → say → traditions
The government of Liberia intends to provide the transferred persons with the necessary support to seek protection in Liberia and to be safe during their stay here." asserted
government → intend → stay
Immigration lawyers have said the Trump administration uses deportations to third countries as a legal loophole to indirectly force asylum seekers back to their home countries. asserted
administration → say → countries
In many cases, migrants are deported to countries they've never been to or where they face safety risks and are left with little choice other than to return to the home countries they were fleeing from. asserted
they → deport → countries
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