US deports 20 people to Liberia, the first of 1,200 migrants under Trump deal
Summary
The United States deported 20 people to Liberia under a new agreement that plans to send 1,200 migrants to the country. This deal is part of President Donald Trump’s efforts to reduce immigration by deporting people to third countries where they are not originally from.Key Facts
- The first 20 deportees arrived at Roberts International Airport near Monrovia, Liberia.
- Liberia will receive a total of 1,200 deportees, including people from Africa, North America, South America, and the Caribbean.
- The majority of deportees committed migration-related violations, according to Liberia’s justice minister.
- Deportees have the option to seek asylum in Liberia if they choose.
- The Trump administration has deported thousands to nearly two dozen third countries, including about 10 in Africa.
- Immigration lawyers say these third-country deportations are used to indirectly send asylum seekers back to their original countries.
- Some deported migrants are sent to countries they have never lived in and may face safety risks there.
- These agreements are often kept secret and involve countries that are not the migrants’ home nations.
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