First US deportees land in Liberia

Twenty migrants deported from the United States arrived in Liberia, the first of up to 1,200 the West African nation has agreed to accept over the coming year. Liberian officials met the plane, bused the arrivals away from reporters, and stated the deportees are free to leave the country or apply for asylum.

The Liberian government specifically insisted it received no compensation or promised rewards for participating in the arrangement — a claim offered without documentation and unchallenged by anyone present. The deal is the latest instance of the Trump administration expanding deportation eligibility to include people with legal protections that previously let them remain in the U.S., while arguing it is barred only from sending certain people directly to their home countries.

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