US migrant flights to Liberia evoke troubling history of sending people deemed unwanted to the West African nation

In the 1800s, West Africa became a focal point for efforts to remove Black people from America. The arrival of free people later gave the country its name.

By: Karen Masterson, University of Richmond, The Conversation

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Published: October 5, 2026

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Last Updated: 1 week, 1 day ago

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By Karen Masterson, University of Richmond

The Supreme Court’s recent decision to temporarily allow the United States to resume deporting migrants to third-country destinations could see the resumption of flights to Liberia.

About the size of Ohio, the West African country is one of 35 countries the Trump administration is paying to shelter and feed Latin Americans and others living in the U.S. without proper legal status. Some of those receiving nations have a …

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