‘Not a small issue’: People deported by US to Liberia face uncertain future
Summary
Liberia has received the first group of around 20 people deported by the United States under a new agreement to send up to 1,200 people to Liberia in the next year. The deportees are not Liberian citizens, and there is little clarity about their legal status, living conditions, or ability to stay, work, or return to the US.Key Facts
- About 20 people were deported from the US to Liberia, with a plan for up to 1,200 more deportations over 12 months.
- The deportees are not citizens of Liberia and their legal status in Liberia is unclear.
- The Liberian government calls the deportees “guests of the Republic” and says they are free to leave or seek asylum.
- Liberia’s government said the US and an international partner will pay for housing, food, and travel costs of the deportees.
- Families in the US are trying to find information about their relatives but have received little clear information.
- Some deportees might be nationals of Latin American countries, such as Venezuela and Cuba.
- Liberia’s Justice Minister said most deportees have immigration violations or offenses, but the government has not shared detailed screening rules.
- Reports say five deportees refused to leave the plane and were sent to Equatorial Guinea, but this is not independently confirmed.
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