Deportation Looms for Liberians After Decades of Protected Status in the U.S.

Mar 31, 2019, 12:26 AM
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Many liberians living in the U.S. arrived fleeing civil war and its aftermath. On March 31, the Trump Administration's decision to end a special program designed to protect them goes into effect. It will send some 4,000 people, many of whom have spent most of their lives in the U.S., back to a country they may no longer know.
Special Status
In 1991, with fighting rendering their homeland chaotic, Liberians in the U.S.

Many liberians living in the U.S. arrived fleeing civil war and its aftermath. On March 31, the Trump Administration's decision to end a special program designed to protect them goes into effect. It will send some 4,000 people, many of whom have spent most of their lives in the U.S., back to a country they may no longer know. Special Status In 1991, with fighting rendering their homeland chaotic, Liberians in the U.S.