U.S. Pays Liberia to Take In Deported People

U.S. Pays Liberia to Take In Deported People

The U.S. agreed to pay Liberia $5 million to take back up to 1,200 deported people within a year. The first flight carried 20; five refused to get off the plane. The deal pays a country to receive people who aren't even from there — a new model for outsourcing deportations that could shape future policy.

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