A US deportation plane headed to Liberia first. Some migrants refused to step off. They stayed on board. The plane departed toward Equatorial Guinea on Monday, August 24, 2026. Journalists checked the path. CNN, AP News, the Toronto Star, KCRA, and the Temple Daily Telegram covered the event.
Liberia previously agreed to receive 1,200 deportees from the US. Some people said no. They did not want to live in Liberia. They stayed put. Authorities then sent the flight to Equatorial Guinea as a result.