Liberia receives first group of "third country" deportees from U.S., officials say

TL;DR

Liberia received the first group of 'third country' deportees from the U.S., including migrants from Latin America.
Approximately 20 deportees from different countries landed in Liberia.
A small group of deportees resisted and refused to deplane upon arrival.
Liberia intends to accept up to 1,200 third country deportees from the U.S. over the next year and will allow them to apply for asylum.
The U.S. administration has brokered 'third country' deportation agreements with numerous nations.
Human rights activists have criticized these deportations as inhumane and illegal.
The Trump administration defends the deportations as an effective deterrent to illegal immigration.

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