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Liberia agrees to accept 1,200 deportees from third countries from the United States

The African nation confirms the arrival of the first deportees this Thursday, though details on the agreement with the U.S. remain unclear.

19 August 2026Tagblick Newsdesk

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Liberia has agreed to accept up to 1,200 citizens from third countries who have been deported by the United States. According to a report from El País, it has been announced that the first deportees will arrive in the African country this Thursday.

However, the government of Liberia has not provided further details about the terms of the agreement reached with Washington, nor about how the process of receiving the deportees will be carried out.

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