The Latest Breaking News from Liberia

Chimpanzees once used for vaccine research get health checks as part of long-term care

Chimpanzees once used in hepatitis B vaccine experiments are getting health checks at their new home in Liberia

The Independent UK · Sep 5

Six people refused to get off ICE deportation plane – now they’re held in limbo in Equatorial Guinea

Believed to be first US deportations to fourth country, six face ‘horrific conditions’ in Equatorial Guinea, say lawyers

The Guardian - UK · Sep 4

Reported Documents Reveal An Expanding Deportation Campaign. ICE Is Sending Afghans and Latin Americans to Africa.

The deportees were transported aboard three Immigration and Customs Enforcement flights to Burundi, Cameroon, the Central African Republic, Equatorial Guinea, Eswatini, Liberia, Rwanda and Sierra Leone.

International Business Times · Aug 31

Deportees who refused to exit a US flight in Liberia are sent to Equatorial Guinea

Six people deported by the U.S. to Liberia last week resisted getting off the plane

The Independent UK · Aug 24

Trump's 'Remigration' Drive Sends Migrants to Countries They Never Lived In, Inspired by Europe's Far Right

Trump's immigration policy increasingly involves deporting migrants to third countries, often with no ties to them, highlighting a shift in the concept of deportation and its political implications.

International Business Times UK · Aug 23

First 20 U.S. Deportees Arrive in Liberia Under Third-Country Deal Expected to Include Venezuelans and Cubans

Liberia agreed this week to accept up to 1,200 people over the next 12 months, making the arrangement one of the Trump administration's largest third-country deportation deals

Latin Times · Aug 21

First 20 migrants deported from US arrives in Liberia under new 'entirely humanitarian' deal

Authorities in Monrovia announced on Tuesday the country would accept up to 1,200 foreign nationals deported from the US within a year.

Euronews · Aug 21

Why the US is deporting migrants to Liberia instead of their home countries

The United States deported twenty non-Liberian nationals to Liberia. This marks a significant expansion of the US third-country deportation program. Liberia agreed to accept up to twelve hundred individuals under this humanitarian arrangement. The agreement allows deportees to seek asylum within Liberia if they wish. This policy aims to manage…

The Times of India · Aug 21

US deports 20 people to Liberia, the first of 1,200 migrants under Trump deal

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

The Guardian - US · Aug 20

US has sent deportees to many African countries, the latest one being Liberia. Here’s why

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

The Independent UK · Aug 20