Born to provide refuge from US racism, Liberia must not help enforce it now
Summary
Liberia has offered to host Salvadoran national Kilmar Armando Abrego García on humanitarian grounds if the United States deports him. This decision highlights Liberia's history of providing refuge to Black migrants fleeing racism from the U.S. The situation raises questions about human rights and the treatment of deportees from the U.S. to countries in Africa.Key Facts
- Liberia announced it would host Kilmar Armando Abrego García if the U.S. deports him.
- Abrego García was deported from the U.S. in March but returned in June under a court order.
- Liberia has a history of welcoming Black migrants from the U.S.
- The American Colonisation Society once funded Liberia for deported Black people from the U.S.
- Abrego García wants to be relocated to Costa Rica instead of Liberia.
- Many African countries face pressure to accept deportees from the U.S.
- Deportations to third countries often occur without due process, raising human rights concerns.
- Several other countries, including South Sudan and Rwanda, have recently received deportees from the U.S.
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