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  "id": 2157952,
  "title": "First US deportees land in Liberia",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/20/first-us-deportees-land-in-liberia",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-20T15:04:48.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Punch Nigeria",
    "slug": "punch-nigeria",
    "url": "https://punchng.com/first-us-deportees-land-in-liberia/"
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  "summary": "The first group of US deportees has arrived in Liberia. According to the Winnipeg Free Press, 20 deportees were sent to Liberia on Thursday.\n\nThe deportees are part of a deal between the US and Liberia to accept up to 1,200 foreign nationals. This is part of the Trump administration's immigration crackdown.\n\nThe information was reported by Punch Nigeria and Winnipeg Free Press, with the latter providing additional details on the number of deportees and the day of their arrival.",
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      {
        "outlet": "Winnipeg Free Press",
        "title": "US sends 20 deportees to Liberia, part of 1,200 migrants the country will receive under new deal",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/20/us-sends-20-deportees-to-liberia-part-of-1-200-migrants-the-country",
        "published": "2026-08-20T13:05:15.000Z"
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      {
        "outlet": "PBS NewsHour",
        "title": "U.S. sends 20 deportees to Liberia, part of 1,200 migrants the country will receive under new deal",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/20/u-s-sends-20-deportees-to-liberia-part-of-1-200-migrants-the-country",
        "published": "2026-08-20T14:48:02.000Z"
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        "outlet": "Punch",
        "title": "First US deportees land in Liberia",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/20/first-us-deportees-land-in-liberia-2161289",
        "published": "2026-08-20T15:22:48.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "The Guardian",
        "title": "US deports 20 people to Liberia, the first of 1,200 migrants under Trump deal",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/20/us-deports-20-people-to-liberia-the-first-of-1-200-migrants-under",
        "published": "2026-08-20T15:42:39.000Z"
      }
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
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