Thousands of Liberians, including some of my relatives and friends, were worried that they would be deported to Liberia because their immigration status is set to expire Tuesday. Many of them risk losing their jobs because their authorization to work in the United States is tied to their immigration status.

MONROVIA (AFP) UN peacekeeping troops in Liberia said Friday that they have stepped up patrols on the border with Ivory Coast after media reports of rebel incursions.”As a precaution we have increased our vigilance to intensive foot patrol, dismounted patrol and air patrol in the area,” the new commander of the UN Mission in [...]