A US deportation plane flew to Liberia first. Several individuals refused to step off. They stayed on board. The plane set off for Equatorial Guinea on Monday, August 24, 2026. Journalists monitored the path. CNN, AP News, the Toronto Star, KCRA, and the Temple Daily Telegram reported the event.
Liberia earlier agreed to take 1,200 deportees from the US. Certain individuals said no. They did not want to settle in Liberia. They refused to move. Officials then sent the aircraft to Equatorial Guinea instead.