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Liberia receives first group of U.S. deportees from other countries

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The U.S. deported around 20 migrants to Liberia, even though none of them are from there. CBS News' Camilo Montoya-Galvez explains more.

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  1. Liberia agrees to take 1,200 third-country deportees from the US

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  2. First US deportees land in Liberia

    Headline from Courthouse News Service ·

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    Liberia receives first group of U.S. deportees from other countries

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  1. Philadelphia Inquirer

    Liberia says it will receive up to 1,200 deportees from US, one of the largest known such arrangements with Washington (opens Philadelphia Inquirer)

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    Philadelphia Inquirer's feed description

    Liberia says it will receive up to 1,200 deportees from US, one of the largest known such arrangements with Washington

  2. WFMZ Allentown

    Liberia agrees to take 1,200 deportees from the US (opens WFMZ Allentown)

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    Liberia has agreed to accept up to 1,200 third-country deportees from the United States. Authorities in the West African country announced this on Tuesday. This arrangement is part of the Trump administration’s policy to deter illegal migration. The deportees will…

  3. WTOP Washington DC

    Liberia agrees to take 1,200 deportees from the United States (opens WTOP Washington DC)

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    MONROVIA, Liberia (AP) — Liberia has agreed to accept up to 1,200 third-country deportees from the United States, authorities in…

  4. Al Jazeera

    Liberia to take 1,200 deportees from the US (opens Al Jazeera)

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    Al Jazeera's feed description

    The first group of 20 deportees is expected to arrive in the coming days.

  5. Philadelphia Inquirer

    Liberia agrees to take 1,200 third-country deportees from the US (opens Philadelphia Inquirer)

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    Philadelphia Inquirer's feed description

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

  6. New York Post

    Liberia agrees to take over 1,000 third-country deportees from US over next year (opens New York Post)

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    New York Post's feed description

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

  7. Fox News

    Liberia agrees to accept 1,200 third-country deportees from US within a year (opens Fox News)

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    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.

  8. NPR

    Liberia agrees to take 1,200 third-country deportees from the U.S. (opens NPR)

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    NPR's feed description

    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.

  9. Breitbart News

    Liberia Agrees to Take Deported Migrants from the U.S.A. (opens Breitbart News)

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    Breitbart News's feed description

    Officials from the African country of Liberia have announced an agreement with the Trump administration to accept 1,200 migrants.

  10. Deutsche Welle

    Liberia says it's taking in 1,200 third-country US deportees (opens Deutsche Welle)

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    Deutsche Welle's feed description

    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.

  11. Latin Times

    US Sends First Wave of a 1,200-Person Deportation Deal to Liberia (opens Latin Times)

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    Liberia will take in up to 1,200 US deportees within a year, including Latin American and Caribbean nationals, under a deal set months ago.

  12. Philadelphia Inquirer

    US sends 20 deportees to Liberia, part of 1,200 migrants that the African country will receive under new deal (opens Philadelphia Inquirer)

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

  13. Philadelphia Inquirer

    US sends 20 deportees to Liberia, part of 1,200 migrants the country will receive under new deal (opens Philadelphia Inquirer)

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    Philadelphia Inquirer's feed description

    The United States has sent 20 deportees to Liberia

  14. Triblive

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

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    HARBEL, Liberia — 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.

  15. The Guardian

    US deports 20 people to Liberia, the first of 1,200 migrants under Trump deal (opens The Guardian)

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    The Guardian's feed description

    Agreement is among largest third-country deportations driven by Trump administration’s immigration crackdown 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.

  16. The American Prospect

    Liberia Joins Trump’s ‘Third-Country Deportation’ Network (opens The American Prospect)

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    The African republic says it will take up to 1,200 noncitizen deportees beginning with the flight on Thursday.

  17. Courthouse News Service

    First US deportees land in Liberia (opens Courthouse News Service)

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    President Donald Trump, in his second term, has expanded who is eligible for deportation.

  18. Breitbart News

    Homeland Security Sends First 20 Deportees to Liberia (opens Breitbart News)

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    The first group of illegal migrants has landed in Liberia after the African nation agreed to take 1,200 illegals.

  19. WHDH Boston

    US carries out its first deportations under pact for Liberia to accept 1,200 non-Liberians (opens WHDH Boston)

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    HARBEL, Liberia (AP) — The United States on Thursday carried out its first deportation under an agreement for Liberia to accept up to 1,200 people...

  20. Al Jazeera

    First group of US deportees, out of an expected 1,200, arrive in Liberia (opens Al Jazeera)

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    Al Jazeera's feed description

    Liberia is part of a growing list of partners under US President Donald Trump to accept third-country deportations.

  21. Anchorage Daily News

    U.S. carries out first deportations under pact for Liberia to accept 1,200 people from other countries (opens Anchorage Daily News)

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    Anchorage Daily News's feed description

    Third-country agreements are often shrouded in secrecy. Migrants have been deported to countries they have never been to or where they face safety risks.

  22. Philadelphia Inquirer

    US has sent deportees to many African countries, the latest one being Liberia. Here’s why (opens Philadelphia Inquirer)

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    Philadelphia Inquirer's feed description

    The United States has sent 20 deportees to Liberia as part of a new deal involving 1,200 migrants

  23. Wall Street Journal

    U.S. Begins Deporting Immigrants to Liberia (opens Wall Street Journal)

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    Wall Street Journal's feed description

    The West African nation recently entered an agreement with the Trump administration to accept up to 1,200 people in the next year.

  24. The Boston Globe

    First US deportees arrive in Liberia, and Liberians want answers (opens The Boston Globe)

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    The Boston Globe's feed description

    The first group of US deportees arrived in Liberia on Thursday, amid a growing backlash there, with critics saying the Liberian government’s deal with the Trump administration to accept 1,200 deportees is too large and too opaque.

  25. Al Jazeera

    First group of US deportees arrive in Liberia after Trump deal (opens Al Jazeera)

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    Al Jazeera's feed description

    The first group of deportees from the US arrived in Liberia’s capital, Monrovia.

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