Liberian critics say they were not consulted on the deal
4 Aug 20 12:37 PM · 10d ago · 49 articles · 1 video · 11 posts · 5 sources · development 4 of 7
As the first deportees arrived, critics in Liberia said the government had not explained why it agreed to one of the largest U.S. deportation deals, who the deportees are, or how they would be handled.
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Joseph Boakai President of LiberiaJerolinmek Piah Liberia's Information MinisterNatu Oswald Tweh Liberia's Justice MinisterDeportees People removed from the US to Liberia
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Reported in the same hours no headline names this development itself — these 7 claims were published in its stretch
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first by New York Times, 10d ago · also Independent UK, Breitbart, NYT, Al Jazeera, Straits Times, Boston Globe +2
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- First group of Trump’s third-country deportees arrive in Liberia from US Independent UK · 10d ago
- Homeland Security Sends First 20 Deportees to Liberia Breitbart · 10d ago
- First U.S. Deportees to Arrive in Liberia Amid Growing Backlash NYT · 10d ago
- First group of US deportees, out of an expected 1,200, arrive in Liberia Al Jazeera · 10d ago
- First US deportees land in Liberia Straits Times · 10d ago
- First US deportees arrive in Liberia, and Liberians want answers Boston Globe · 10d ago
- First of 1200 US deportees land in Liberia Le Monde EN · 10d ago
- Liberia receives first group of "third country" deportees from U.S., officials say CBS News · 10d ago
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first by One America News Network, 10d ago · also Yahoo News Australia, BBC Africa, BBC, The Presidential Prayer Team, NBC News, Philadelphia Inquirer +3
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- Liberia agrees to accept 1,200 foreign deportees from the US Yahoo News Australia · 10d ago
- Liberia Agrees to Accept 1,200 Third-Country Deportees from the U.S. The Presidential Prayer Team · 10d ago
- U.S. carries out its first deportations under pact for Liberia to accept 1,200 non-Liberians NBC News · 10d ago
- US carries out its first deportations under pact for Liberia to accept 1,200 non-Liberians Philadelphia Inquirer · 10d ago
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first by Jerusalem Post, 10d ago · also Reuters, Straits Times, Business Insider
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- Venezuelans and Cubans among deportees to Liberia under Trump deal, official says Reuters · 10d ago
- Trump turns to Liberia for Venezuelan and Cuban deportees under $5 million migration programme Business Insider · 10d ago
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first by Global News, 10d ago · also Associated Press, Guardian, Guardian Africa
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- US deports 20 people to Liberia, the first of 1,200 migrants under Trump deal Associated Press · 10d ago
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first by WSJ, 10d ago · also Times of India
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- Why the US is deporting migrants to Liberia instead of their home countries Times of India · 10d ago
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first by Mastodon, 10d ago · also American Prospect
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- Liberia Joins Trump's ‘Third-Country Deportation’ Network American Prospect · 10d ago
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Agreement is among largest third-country deportations driven by Trump administration’s immigration crackdown
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WTF 😡 "People deported by the U.S. to Liberia will mostly hail from Latin American countries including Cuba and Venezuela, Liberia's information minister told Reuters, as authorities received the first deportation flight on Thursday. The West African nation announced on Tuesday that it had agreed to accept up to 1,200 third-country deportees…
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As Trump Sends Deportees to Liberia, Liberians Demand Explanations https://www. nytimes.com/2026/08/20/world/a frica/liberia-trump-deportations.html?utm_source=flipboard&utm_medium=activitypub Posted into World @ world-newyorktimes
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First U.S. Deportees Arrive in Liberia, and Liberians Want Answers https://www. nytimes.com/2026/08/20/world/a frica/liberia-trump-deportations.html?utm_source=flipboard&utm_medium=activitypub Posted into News @ news-thenewsdesk
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