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Colombian deported to Africa by U.S. says "I had never heard of Liberia"

Colombian deported to Africa by U.S. says "I had never heard of Liberia"

Summary

The U.S. government, under President Donald Trump, increased deportations to a third country by sending some migrants to Liberia in West Africa. One deported man said he had never heard of Liberia before being sent there.

Key Facts

  • The Trump administration raised the number of deportations to third countries.
  • Some migrants were sent to Liberia, a country in West Africa.
  • One Colombian man deported to Liberia said he did not know about the country beforehand.
  • The story was reported by CBS News correspondent Camilo Montoya-Galvez.
  • These deportations took place last month.
  • "Third country" deportation means sending migrants to a country other than where they came from or tried to enter.
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