The US-Liberia deportation deal sees 20 migrants arrive in Monrovia, enabling asylum applications. Up to 1,200 deportees from regions expected under agreement.

The first group of illegal migrants has landed in Liberia after the African nation agreed to take 1,200 illegals.

Twenty deportees arrived in Liberia under a new US agreement that could see up to 1,200 migrants from several regions sent to the West African country.