Liberia has agreed to accept up to 1,200 third-country deportees from the United States. Authorities in the West African country stated that this is one of the largest such arrangements under the Trump administration’s policy aimed at deterring illegal migration.
The deportees will be received within a year. Information Minister Jerolinmek Piah told reporters that the first batch of 20 individuals is expected to arrive this Thursday.
The group of 1,200 deportees will include Africans as well as nationals from North America, South America, and the Caribbean.