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Liberian national police officers stand guard awaiting a plane carrying migrants deported from the United States to land in Harbel, Liberia, on Aug. 20, 2026. Matthew Jacobs / AFP via Getty Images

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.
Shackled and bent over – some of the 250-plus deportees arriving in El Salvador. El Salvador Presidency / Handout/Anadolu via Getty Images

Beatings, overcrowding and food deprivation: US deportees face distressing human rights conditions in El Salvador’s mega‑prison

El Salvador has the highest prison population rate in the world. The US administration intends to increase the number of people behind bars there.

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