Liberia receives first group of "third country" deportees from U.S., officials say

Liberia has received its first group of ‘third country’ deportees from the U.S., comprising migrants from various nations, not its own citizens. Some of these deportees refused to deplane upon arrival, and their current whereabouts are unknown. The U.S. administration is pursuing ‘third country’ deportation agreements globally as part of its immigration crackdown.

• Liberia received the first group of ‘third country’ deportees from the U.S., including migrants from Latin America.
• Approximately 20 deportees from different countries landed in Liberia.
• A small group of deportees resisted and refused to deplane upon arrival.
• Liberia intends to accept up to 1,200 third country deportees from the U.S. over the next year and will allow them to apply for asylum.
• The U.S. administration has brokered ‘third country’ deportation agreements with numerous nations.
• Human rights activists have criticized these deportations as inhumane and illegal.
• The Trump administration defends the deportations as an effective deterrent to illegal immigration.