The US government has announced that it is ending a programme that protects Liberian citizens who live in the country, Time magazine reports.
The Deferred Enforcement Departure, which began under former President Bill Clinton, allows Liberians to live and work legally in the US.
It’s similar to another programme called Temporary Protected Status, which the Trump administration also has worked to scale back.
The programme was set up to give refuge to victims of one of the most horrific massacres in the Liberian Civil War.
In a memorandum issued on Tuesday, US President Donald Trump said Liberia was “no longer experiencing armed conflict” and has made “significant progress in restoring stability and democratic governance.”
“Liberia has also concluded reconstruction from prior conflicts, which has contributed significantly to an environment that is able to handle adequately the return of its nationals,” he added.
The order gave the affected 839 people a year to return to Liberia.
The protections will expire on 31 March 2019.
Liberia had its first smooth handover of power last year when football star George Weah won the election to replace Africa's first elected female head of state, Ellen Johnson Sirleaf.
Source: BBC
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@Mick, I think you just woke up from your slumber right?
You mean the same way that Ghana kicked out their brothers and sisters who were refugees from Liberia not so long ago? Ghana even tore up the refugee camp to force them out.
This wicked people, wants us to give them our country to build a military base yet they cannot even give refuge to our neighboring brothers and sister from Liberia. Shame unto Akufo Addo government. This Americans are not thinking about your welfare as Africans. Look at their mindset. Africans Love yourself a little.