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US deports 20 people to Liberia, the first of 1,200 migrants under Trump deal

Agreement is among largest third-country deportations driven by Trump administration’s immigration crackdown Twenty deportees from the United States arrived in Liberia on Thursday, as part of a new agreement that will see the west African country receive as many as 1,200 people under the Trump administration ’s immigration crackdown. The group arrived at the Roberts international airport outside the capital, Monrovia

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Publisher
The Guardian
Country
England / United Kingdom
Source published
20 Aug 2026, 19:57 UTC
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No update timestamp supplied
Byline
Joseph Gedeon in Washington and agencies
Section
US immigration
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Agreement is among largest third-country deportations driven by Trump administration’s immigration crackdown Twenty deportees from the United States arrived in Liberia on Thursday, as part of a new agreement that will see the west African country receive as many as 1,200 people under the Trump administration ’s immigration crackdown. The group arrived at the Roberts international airport outside the capital, Monrovia
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    US deports 20 people to Liberia, the first of 1,200 migrants under Trump deal

    Agreement is among largest third-country deportations driven by Trump administration’s immigration crackdown Twenty deportees from the United States arrived in Liberia on Thursday, as part of a new agreement that will see the west African country receive as many as 1,200 people under the Trump administration ’s immigration crackdown. The group arrived at the Roberts international airport outside the capital, Monrovia

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    US deports 20 people to Liberia, the first of 1,200 migrants under Trump deal

    Agreement is among largest third-country deportations driven by Trump administration’s immigration crackdown The United States sent 20 deportees to Liberia, who arrived on Thursday as part of 1,200 migrants that the African country will receive under a new deal. The deportees arrived at the Roberts international airport outside Monrovia. The Liberia-US agreement is among the largest third-country deportations driven

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  • publisher category Africa rss-category
  • publisher category Liberia rss-category
  • publisher category Trump administration rss-category
  • publisher category US immigration rss-category
  • publisher category US news rss-category
  • publisher category US politics rss-category
  • publisher category World news rss-category
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