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  "id": 2167781,
  "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-2167781",
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  "published": "2026-08-20T15:42:39.000Z",
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    "url": "https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/aug/20/liberia-deportation-agreement"
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  "summary": "Agreement is among largest third-country deportations driven by Trump administration’s immigration crackdown The United States sent 20 deportees to Liberia, who arrived on Thursday as part of 1,200 migrants that the African country will receive under a new deal. The deportees arrived at the Roberts international airport outside Monrovia. The Liberia-US agreement is among the largest third-country…",
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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",
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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",
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        "published": "2026-08-20T15:04:48.000Z"
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        "outlet": "The Guardian",
        "title": "US deports 20 people to Liberia, the first of 1,200 migrants under Trump deal",
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        "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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