Liberia receives first group of "third country" deportees from U.S., officials say

The West African nation of Liberia received the first group of "third country" deportees from the U.S. on Thursday, including migrants from Latin America, U.S. officials told CBS News. Roughly 20 deportees from different countries landed in Liberia, after being deported from the U.S.A U.S. official, however, told CBS News that after the plane carrying the deportees arrived in Liberia, a small group of them resisted and refused to deplane.They were escorted off the plane, but then returned to it, the official said. Their whereabouts are unknown. The Eastern Airline plane carrying migrants deported from the U.S. taxis at the Roberts International Airport in Harbel, outside of Liberia's capital of Monrovia, on Aug. 20, 2026. Matthew Jacobs /AFP via Getty Images Liberia is the latest country to accept deportees who are not its citizens as part of President Trump's crackdown on illegal immigration and an aggressive White House effort to deport migrants to so-called third countries where they have no ties.The government of Liberia has said it intends to accept up to 1,200 third country deportees from the U.S. over the next year, and that the new arrivals will be allowed to apply for asyl...