00:00Twenty migrants deported from the United States have arrived in Liberia,
00:05marking the first group under a new agreement that could eventually see up to 1,200 people sent to the
00:12West African country.
00:14The group landed at Roberts International Airport near Monrovia on Thursday.
00:20The deal is part of a wider U.S. migration crackdown under the Trump administration,
00:24which has reached agreements with countries to accept deputies who are not their nationals.
00:31Liberian officials say those arriving could include people from Africa, North and South America, as well as the Caribbean.
00:40They will be allowed to seek asylum in Liberia or leave the country if they choose.
00:46Immigration lawyers have criticized such arrangements,
00:49arguing they can create a legal route for sending asylum seekers to countries they did not originally come from.
00:56The U.S. State Department declined to discuss the Liberian agreement specifically,
01:01saying enforcing the administration's immigration policies remain a top priority.
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