U.S. sends 20 deportees to Liberia, part of 1,200 migrants the country will receive under new deal

Under a series of often-secret agreements, the Trump administration has deported thousands of people to nearly two dozen countries that aren't their own, advocates say, with about 10 of them in Africa.

The Liberia-U.S. deal is expected to mark some of the largest third-country deportations resulting from the Trump administration’s crackdown on immigration

Critics in Liberia, a small West African nation, say their government has not explained why it agreed to one of the largest U.S. deportation deals, who the deportees are, or how they will be handled.

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.

US sends 20 deportees to Liberia, part of 1,200 migrants the country will receive under new deal  Toronto Star

HARBEL, Liberia (AP) — 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-U.S. agreement is among the largest third-country depor

US sends 20 deportees to Liberia, part of 1,200 migrants the country will receive under new deal  AP News

The government in Monrovia says the first batch of 20 people should arrive in Liberia on Thursday. The Trump administration has been seeking countries to take people it cannot send back to their countries of origin.

The 1,200 deportees will include Africans as well as nationals from North America, South America and the Caribbean, with the first batch of 20 expected on Thursday.

Liberia ‌has agreed to accept up to 1,200 third-country deportees from the U.S. in the next 12 months, with an initial group of 20 deportees expected to arrive on Thursday, the government said in a statement on ​Tuesday.

Liberia agreed to accept 1,200 third-country deportees from the U.S. over the next year, with the first group of 20 expected to arrive on Thursday.

Liberia has agreed to accept up to 1,200 third-country deportees from the United States, authorities in the West African country said Tuesday.

Liberia agrees to accept up to 1,200 third-country deportees from US  Reuters

U.S. Planning To Send 1,200 Third-Country Deportees To Liberia  HuffPost

MONROVIA, Aug 18 - Liberia has agreed to accept up to 1,200 third-country deportees from the U.S. in the coming year, and an initial group of 20 deportees is expected to arrive in the West African nation on Thursday, a government statement said on Tuesday.