Liberia to take 1,200 deportees from the US
Monrovia said the deal was “not a transaction with a quid pro quo.”
Liberia has agreed to take in 1,200 deportees from the United States over the course of the next year, marking one of the largest such agreements between Washington and a host country. The US has reportedly offered to lower tariffs or ease visa restrictions for countries that accept deportees, but Monrovia, Liberia's capital, clarified that this deal is not a "transaction with a quid pro quo."
Instead, the US will assist in managing the program and strengthening Liberia's own immigration system. According to Liberia's Justice Minister Natu Oswald Tweh, the majority of the deportees have immigration violations and offenses, and the list has been screened by officials in Monrovia. It remains uncertain whether any of the deportees possess US immigration court protection orders that would prevent their return to their home countries due to safety concerns.
The issue of orders has caused controversy in previous agreements, as officials in countries like Equatorial Guinea and Ghana have been accused of forcibly sending deportees back to their home nations in violation of these court orders.
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