Freetown welcomes first US deportation flight under Trump crackdown
21 May 2026, 06:45 GMT
By editorial@africanews.com (Dominic Wabwireh)
Credit: editorial@africanews.com (Dominic Wabwireh)
Source URL: http://www.africanews.com/2026/05/21/freetown-welcomes-first-us-deportation-flight-under-trump-crackdown/
Sierra Leone has become the latest African nation to receive deportees from the United States as President Donald Trump’s immigration enforcement campaign continues to expand, with a first batch of nine migrants landing at Freetown International Airport on Wednesday.