U.S. Agrees to Pay Liberia $5 Million to Accept 1,200 Deportees

The Trump administration agreed to pay Liberia $5 million to accept up to 1,200 deportees within a year, per the August 18, 2026 Liberian commitment. The first flight carried 20 people; five refused to disembark. The arrangement pays a foreign government to receive non-citizens of that country, establishing a precedent for compensating third-country deportation partners.