# Liberia agrees to accept up to 1,200 third-country deportees from US

https://mins.news/en/item/25530

- Reuters, 2026-08-18 21:50 UTC
- Politics
- Original: https://www.reuters.com/world/africa/liberia-agrees-accept-up-1200-third-country-deportees-us-2026-08-18/?link_source=ta_bluesky_link&taid=6a84d395f7c24d00010f8965

> Liberia has agreed to take in as many as 1,200 third-country deportees from the United States over the next 12 months, the government said. An initial group of 20 is expected to arrive on Thursday.

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