Event Brief
Deportees from Venezuela, Cuba, Colombia arrive in Liberia
By The BriefBrief · Sources (20)
Filed: Aug 22, 2026 at 2:13 AM ET
Summary: Deportees from Venezuela, Cuba and Colombia arrived in Liberia after the West African country agreed to accept up to 1,200 foreign nationals from the U.S. over the next year. The arrivals mark the start of the deportation deal’s implementation in Liberia.
WHO: Deportees from Venezuela, Cuba and Colombia; Liberia
WHAT: Deportees from Venezuela, Cuba and Colombia arrived in Liberia under a U.S. deportation deal.
WHEN: Aug 20, 2026 at 10:00 PM ET
WHERE: Liberia
WHY: Liberia agreed to accept up to 1,200 foreign nationals from the U.S. over the next year.
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📋 How this story developed
- Aug 21 U.S. to pay Liberia $5 million over deportees, documents
- Aug 21 First US deportees arrive in Liberia under third-country deal
- Aug 20 First group of Trump’s third-country deportees arrives in Liberia
- Aug 19 Liberia to accept 1,200 US third-country deportees
- Aug 19 Liberia agrees to accept up to 1,200 US deportees
- Aug 18 Liberia to accept up to 1,200 US third-country deportees
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