A US deportation plane flew to Liberia initially. A group of deportees declined to step off. They remained on board. The plane set off for Equatorial Guinea on Monday, August 24, 2026. News groups checked 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. Some people objected. They did not want to settle in Liberia. They stayed put. Authorities then sent the plane to Equatorial Guinea as a result.