VERIFIED QUOTE · reported 2026-08-19
“We have always welcomed people who cannot return to their home of origin, and to reject these third country nationals would be acting against our best interest,”
Jerolinmek Piah · said date not stated · reported 2026-08-19
Piah invoked Liberia's history as a haven for freed slaves to justify accepting the deportees.
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