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  "id": 2161289,
  "title": "First US deportees land in Liberia",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/20/first-us-deportees-land-in-liberia-2161289",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-20T15:22:48.000Z",
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    "url": "https://punchng.com/first-us-deportees-land-in-liberia/"
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  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "The United States has deported a group of people to Liberia as part of a deal to accept up to 1,200 foreign nationals. According to the Winnipeg Free Press, 20 deportees arrived in Liberia on Thursday.\n\nThe deportations are part of a broader effort by the Trump administration to send people to countries other than their own. PBS NewsHour reports that the administration has deported thousands of people to nearly two dozen countries, including about 10 in Africa, under often-secret agreements.\n\nThe deportees were sent to Liberia as part of a new deal between the US and the African country. The Winnipeg Free Press reports that Liberia will receive up to 1,200 migrants under this deal.",
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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 Nigeria",
        "title": "First US deportees land in Liberia",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/20/first-us-deportees-land-in-liberia",
        "published": "2026-08-20T15:04:48.000Z"
      },
      {
        "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."
}