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

Aug. 20, 2026 By MARK BANCHEREAU Associated Press DAKAR, Senegal (AP) — Twenty migrants deported from the United States arrived in Liberia on Thursday, the first group of an eventual 1,200 deportees that the West African country says it will receive from the U.S. under a new deal. Under a series of often-secret agreements, the […]