First Batch of Deported Foreigners to Arrive in Sierra Leone From the U S on Wednesday

The first flight carrying West African migrants deported from the United States will arrive in Sierra Leone on Wednesday, May 20, the country’s Foreign Minister has confirmed.

Foreign Minister Timothy Kabba said the flight will transport 25 nationals from Senegal, Ghana, Guinea, and Nigeria.

Sierra Leone has signed a “Third Country National Agreement” with the U.S. to accept up to 300 nationals from the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) per year, with a maximum of 25 per month, Kabba told Reuters.

The deal is part of the Trump administration’s push to accelerate deportations . The U.S. has previously sent third-country deportees to other African nations including Ghana, Cameroon, the Democratic Republic of Congo, Equatorial Guinea, and Eswatini.