Liberia to Accept 1,200 U.S. Deportees, Including Venezuelans and Cubans

Liberia agreed to accept up to 1,200 third-country deportees from the United States over 12 months, with Venezuelans and Cubans among them, a U.S. official confirmed August 20. An initial group of 20 was slated for removal. The arrangement sends nationals to a country with no sovereign claim over their citizenship, expanding the administration's use of bilateral deportation deals beyond standard practice.