# Liberia says it will accept 1,200 third-country deportees from US

https://mins.news/en/item/26551

- DW, 2026-08-19 18:42 UTC
- Politics
- Original: https://www.dw.com/en/liberia-says-it-s-taking-in-1-200-third-country-us-deportees/a-78436127?maca=en-rss-en-all-1573-rdf

> Liberia says it will accept up to 1,200 people deported from the United States over the next 12 months, with the first 20 expected Thursday. They would enter as “guests,” be free to leave or seek asylum, and the government says the arrangement involves no direct compensation from Washington.

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