A US deportation plane headed to Liberia initially. A group of deportees refused to step off. They remained on board. The plane set off for 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 accept 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 aircraft to Equatorial Guinea as a result.