A US deportation plane headed to Liberia initially. A group of deportees refused to step off. They remained on board. The plane left for Equatorial Guinea on Monday, August 24, 2026. Journalists monitored the path. CNN, AP News, the Toronto Star, KCRA, and the Temple Daily Telegram detailed the event.
Liberia earlier agreed to accept 1,200 deportees from the US. Some people said no. They did not want to settle in Liberia. They stayed put. Authorities then sent the flight to Equatorial Guinea as a result.