A US deportation plane headed to Liberia initially. Some migrants refused 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. Certain individuals said no. They did not want to settle in Liberia. They refused to move. Officials then sent the flight to Equatorial Guinea as a result.