Latin American migrants deported by ICE to West Africa describe being stranded "on the other side of the world"

cbsnews ^ | September 15, 2026 | Camilo Montoya-Galvez

[TheDon]

Monrovia, Liberia — None of the deported men and women placed in a three-story hotel in a remote, coastal area of this West African country are Liberian citizens. Many are not even from Africa.

Instead, they hail from countries throughout Latin America — including Brazil, Colombia, Guatemala, Honduras and Venezuela — as well as other African countries, like Cameroon and Eritrea.

They were deported to Liberia, Africa's oldest republic, last month by U.S. immigration officials as part of an intensifying tactic in President Trump's aggressive crackdown on illegal immigration: sending some deportees to far-flung places where they have no ties.

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In a statement to CBS News, the Department of Homeland Security said those in the U.S. illegally could opt to self-deport and receive a $3,000 stipend the administration has been offering.

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TOPICS: Crime/Corruption; News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: camilomontoyagalvez; cbs; ms13agitprop; tdaagitprop; trendearagua

[TheDon]

They chose poorly. Should have taken the $3000 and flight home.

[butlerweave]

Don’t come back now ya hear

[Ronaldus Magnus III]

Well.......... Bye

[NorthMountain]

those in the U.S. illegally could opt to self-deport and receive a $3,000 stipend

We're PAYING these bastards to leave. How generous of us!

(Yeah, it probably costs more than $3000 to deport one ...)

Any illegal alien who doesn't take us up on our generous offer deserves what it gets ...

[DIRTYSECRET]

$3,000 to go back to their $hithole countries? Most gamble and bet they won’t get found.

[catnipman]

still, i guess it’s better than having their hides nailed to a fence to warn the others ... one way or the other though, it should send a warning to the rest to get the hell out before their number is up and deported to some random hell hole ...

[mbrfl]

Migrant? What’s a migrant? Is that the same as an illegal alien (AKA an illegal alien invader)? And why would we be sending them to third countries when we’ve already offered them $3,000 and a free plane ticket home? Could it be because their home countries won’t take them? Hmmm.

[T.B. Yoits]

They're free to return to their home countries except the corrupt governments in their home countries pushed them out and don't want them back.

Sounds like a Latin American government problem, not a United States problem.

[RWGinger]

All the countries listed will take back those illegals. The fact they didn’t want to go back suggests they may be wanted in their home countries
Those countries are stable so the illegals claiming they would be in danger is BS

[BobL]

“Latin American migrants deported by ICE to West Africa describe being stranded “on the other side of the world””

What’s important is that these Refugees managed to escape from the HORRIBLE governments that drove them to leave the countries they grew up in, their parents grew up in, their grandparents grew up in, etc. They are now safely away from those HORRIFIC conditions, and in a place where they can safely start new lives. The fact that these Refugees are NOT in the United States, the most RACIST country in the world, with a long history of SLAVERY, only shows how lucky they really are, as millions of others were forced to spend their entire lives here, having to ENDURE the most Racist, Sexist, Transphobic, society on the planet. They should be CELEBRATING!!!
(applying the ‘logic’ of college-educated women)

[spokeshave]

I hear Greenland and even Iceland needs some population.

Free Reindeer and wood to make a slay ...bells not included

Igloos for the wood work disabled.

[adorno]

Latin American migrants deported by ICE to West Africa describe being stranded "on the other side of the world"

Those migrants should be thankful they don't live in the future, when in 10 years time, we could be sending them to the moon or to Mars, for keeps. In 100 years' time, we could be sending them to the other side of the galaxy.

[Tommy Revolts]

Let the word get out!

[utax]

This really tears me up inside. Oh well...what’s on the old boob tube?

[Kid Shelleen]

Liberia could use some diversity. Maybe he will become a brain surgeon or astrophysicist.

[MrBambaLaMamba]

[JesusIsLord]

We're PAYING these bastards to leave.

I believe in the long run it costs less to pay them to leave vs them staying here. My concern is that if the dems regain power, they will welcome back all those who've been paid to leave and who self-deported plus welcome millions more new illegals.

We are being led by lunatics who would sell their mother if it mean getting a vote and staying in power.

[FLT-bird]

Tough. They could have gone back to their own countries. They CHOSE note to. The consequences are on them.

[FLT-bird]

Exactly. We give them $3K and a free plane ticket to go home. If they don’t they’re subject to deportation and never being allowed back. If they refuse to go back then we send them wherever and just dump them there.

First they broke the law and invaded our country.

Then they refused our generous offer to leave for free and get free money for doing so.

Then they tried to obstruct us sending them back to their own countries.

3 strikes idiots. You get what you get. No sympathy.

[fruser1]

Anyone caught crossing the border twice illegally should be sent to Africa.