Liberia agrees to take 1,200 third-country deportees from the US
- Liberia said it will accept up to 1,200 deportees from the United States who are nationals of countries other than Liberia.
- The arrivals are expected over the course of a year, with the first group of 20 due on Thursday, according to Liberia’s information minister.
- Officials said the deportees will include people from Africa, North America, South America and the Caribbean.
- Liberia’s justice minister said the country has screened the list of migrants before their arrival and described most of them as people with immigration violations and offenses.
- Liberian officials said the arrangement will bring U.S. support to help manage the program and strengthen the country’s migration system.
Liberia has agreed to accept up to 1,200 third-country deportees from the United States, according to authorities in the West African country. Officials said the arrangement is one of the larger such deals under the Trump administration’s immigration crackdown.
Liberia’s information minister, Jerolinmek Piah, said the deportees will arrive over the next year, with the first 20 expected on Thursday. He said the group will include people from Africa as well as from North America, South America and the Caribbean.
At a briefing on Tuesday, Justice Minister Natu Oswald Tweh said Liberia had screened the list of migrants before their arrival. He said most of them were people who had immigration violations and offenses.
Piah said the deportees may seek asylum in Liberia after arrival or leave the country whenever they want. He also said Liberia would receive support from the United States to manage the program and strengthen its migration system.
利比里亚同意接收来自美国的1200名第三国被遣返者
利比里亚已同意接收最多1200名从美国被遣返的第三国公民。这个西非国家的官员说，这项安排是特朗普政府加强移民打击行动背景下规模较大的类似协议之一。
利比里亚信息部长杰罗林梅克·皮亚表示，这些被遣返者将在未来一年内陆续抵达，首批20人预计于周四到达。他说，被遣返者将包括来自非洲、北美、南美和加勒比地区的人士。
在周二的简报会上，利比里亚司法部长纳图·奥斯瓦尔德·特维说，政府在他们到达前已经审查了移民名单。他表示，大多数人都有移民违规和违法行为。
皮亚说，这些人在抵达后可以在利比里亚寻求庇护，也可以随时离境。他还说，美国将为这一项目提供支持，帮助管理相关安排并加强利比里亚的移民体系。