US deportees arrive in Sierra Leonedeportees arrive in Sierra Leone under third-country deal
Nine migrants deported from the United States arrived in Sierra Leone on Wednesday under a third-country agreement, according to officials in Freetown. The case shows how Washington is widening deportation arrangements beyond migrants’ home countries, a policy that could affect more people across West Africa.
- Sierra Leone is one of the smallest mainland countries in West Africa by population.
- Freetown was founded in the late 18th century as a settlement for formerly enslaved people.
- West African migration routes often cross several borders before reaching the Atlantic coast.
