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The first US deportation flight under a new agreement has landed in Liberia, but authorities have withheld details about the 20 arrivals, raising legal and sovereignty concerns among lawmakers and civil society. Critics question the executive's authority to sign the deal without legislative approval and call for greater transparency.
The first planeload of 20 deportees, mostly Venezuelans and Cubans, has arrived in Liberia under a US-Liberia agreement to take up to 1,200 people over the next year. The move reflects the Trump administration's broader push to deport third-country nationals to nations that are not their home countries.
The first flight carrying 20 deportees landed in Liberia on Thursday, starting a deal to send 1,200 migrants from the US to the West African nation. The move is part of the Trump administration's broader immigration crackdown, with officials saying most deportees had violated immigration laws.
Liberia announced it will accept up to 1,200 deportees from the US, with the first group of 20 arriving Thursday. This is part of the Trump administration's agreements with over 35 countries, and the largest such deal to date.
Cheap synthetic kush is devastating Liberian youth, with families watching children fall into addiction while the government struggles to curb a trade that thrives beyond the reach of the justice system. A major cocaine seizures expose trafficking routes, but enforcement largely targets low-level users rather than those behind the supply.
