Liberia: 25 'Criminals' to Be Deported From U.S.
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The Inquirer (Monrovia)
9 October 2008
Posted to the web 10 October 2008
This paper has reliably learnt that 25 Liberians who have been residing in the United States are expected to be deported by that country to Liberia for their alleged involvement in criminal activities in that country.
The sources said the Liberians are due to arrive in the country this week on a special chartered flight by the American government.
The sources said the American Embassy here has informed the Liberian government about this pending action. They said that upon arrival, the deportees will be turned over to officers of the Bureau of Immigration and Naturalization (BIN) at the Roberts International Airport (RIA). Thereafter, the sources said the chartered flight will immediately depart.
According to information, some of those being deported have been involved in cocaine possession, sex assault, issuing of bad checks, impersonation, burglary, obstruction of police action, child molestation, robbery, receiving stolen property, aggravated sexual battery, robbery with dangerous weapon, legal re-entry after deportation, simple assault organized fraud, grand theft with third degree and robbery against government officials.
When contacted yesterday, BIN Commissioner, Chris Massaquoi confirmed the information and said that the bureau is concerned about this deportation exercise. He said the bureau's concern was based on the alleged activities of those who are expected to be deported.
He said while efforts are being made to combat crimes in the city and its environs, the deportation of alleged "high core criminals from the United States' could add to the already criminal activities.
He added that the country is just recuperating from many years of civil conflict and as such to have alleged criminals coming is a matter of serious concern.
Commissioner Massaquoi said he would prefer the two governments to work out something to rehabilitate these individuals so as to bring about change in attitude and behavior.
"We are concerned because of the security implication,' he pointed out during a chat with him.
When asked as to what will happen to the deportees upon their arrival, the BIN boss said because of the nature of this situation, the deportees will be "properly screened and documented by his agency and others, including the National Security Agency) and the Liberia National Police.
He said this will result to a special file on each of them to be shared with various security agencies so that in case they want to repeat what was done in the United States, they would easily be identified.
Meanwhile, several persons who have heard about this have expressed similar concern of that of the bureau.
Many of them said that with armed robbery being on the rise, the deportation of these Liberians who have been found to be involved in criminal acts was not in the interest of the country.
Some of them said this was a security problem for this country coming out of many years of conflict.
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"By this time we should be welcoming Liberians with sound and good records to help in the recovery process and not additional problems like those who are being deported for criminal activities.
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