Twenty migrants deported from the United States arrived in Liberia on Thursday, marking the first group to enter the West African country under an agreement to receive as many as 1,200 foreign nationals from the US.
The arrivals are part of a controversial US immigration policy under President Donald Trump that has expanded the number of people facing deportation to countries other than their nations of origin.
The aircraft carrying the 20 migrants landed at Liberia’s international airport shortly before 1pm local time.
After disembarking, the migrants were taken onto a bus, which subsequently left the airport for an undisclosed destination near the capital, Monrovia.
Officials of Liberia’s Commission on Repatriation, Resettlement and Reintegration were present at the airport and took responsibility for the new arrivals.
Journalists were prevented from approaching the migrants and were unable to establish their identities or speak with them.
The Liberian government announced on Tuesday
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