A US deportation plane headed to Liberia first. Some migrants declined to step off. They stayed on board. The plane left for Equatorial Guinea on Monday, August 24, 2026. Journalists tracked the path. CNN, AP News, the Toronto Star, KCRA, and the Temple Daily Telegram reported the event.
Liberia earlier agreed to accept 1,200 deportees from the US. Certain individuals said no. They did not want to settle in Liberia. They stayed put. Officials then sent the aircraft to Equatorial Guinea instead.