US carries out its first deportations under pact for Liberia to accept 1,200 non-Liberians
- The United States carried out its first deportation under an agreement for Liberia to accept up to 1,200 people who are not Liberian citizens.
- A plane carrying 20 deportees arrived at Roberts International Airport outside Monrovia on Thursday.
- Liberian officials said the deportees include nationals from Africa, North America, South America and the Caribbean.
- Liberia's justice minister said the deportees could seek asylum in the country if they wished.
- U.S. officials declined to discuss the arrangement in detail but said enforcing immigration policy remained a top priority.
The United States on Thursday carried out its first deportations under an agreement in which Liberia has agreed to accept up to 1,200 people who are not from the West African country. A plane carrying 20 deportees landed at Roberts International Airport outside Monrovia.
Liberian officials said the people sent to Liberia include nationals from Africa, North America, South America and the Caribbean. Liberia's justice minister said they could seek asylum in the country if they chose.
The Trump administration has expanded third-country deportations as part of its immigration crackdown. U.S. agencies declined to discuss the Liberia arrangement in detail, citing security or policy limits, but said immigration enforcement remained a top priority.
美国依据与利比里亚协议首次遣返非利比里亚人
美国周四依据一项协议首次实施遣返，该协议允许利比里亚接收最多1,200名并非来自这个西非国家的人。一架载有20名被遣返者的飞机降落在蒙罗维亚附近的罗伯茨国际机场。
利比里亚官员说，被送抵利比里亚的人包括来自非洲、北美、南美和加勒比地区的公民。利比里亚司法部长表示，如果他们愿意，可以在该国申请庇护。
特朗普政府已扩大向第三国遣返人员的做法，作为其移民执法的一部分。美国机构以安全或政策原因没有详细说明与利比里亚的安排，但表示移民执法仍是优先事项。