August 30, 2026 · Immigration, Detention & Civil Rights

Developing

Ten Deportees Say ICE Officers Beat Them and Denied Medical Care on the Flight to Liberia; DHS Calls the Report 'GARBAGE'

The New York Times reported on Aug. 30, 2026 that ten people deported to Liberia described abusive or violent treatment by ICE officers. Leonardo Sanchez, a Cuban deportee, said officers twisted the handcuffs of four men...

August 24, 2026 · Immigration, Detention & Civil Rights

Developing

State Department Approved a $5 Million Payment to Liberia Before Its Deportee Deal, Internal Documents Reportedly Show

The State Department approved a $5 million payment to Liberia in December in connection with the arrangement to send third-country deportees there, according to internal documents reviewed by the New York Times...

August 20, 2026 · Immigration, Detention & Civil Rights

Well supported

Five Deportees Who Refused to Leave the Plane in Liberia Were Flown to Equatorial Guinea Instead, Reuters Reports

Five people the United States tried to deport to Liberia on Aug. 20 refused to get off the plane and were flown on to Equatorial Guinea, two sources familiar with the matter told Reuters. The group was described as three...

August 18, 2026 · Immigration, Detention & Civil Rights

Confirmed

Liberia Agrees to Take Up to 1,200 Third-Country Deportees From the U.S., With the First 20 Due Thursday

Liberian authorities said on Tuesday that the country had agreed to accept up to 1,200 third-country deportees from the United States over the next year, in one of the largest such arrangements under the administration's...