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U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) deported Amos Sheik Massaquoi, a former Liberian combatant accused of participating in and ordering killings, torture, and child soldier recruitment during Liberia’s civil wars from 1989 to 2003, on August 11, 2023. Massaquoil entered the U.S. legally in 2006 but remained illegally after his authorized stay expired; he was arrested by ICE in Maryland in 2019 and deported nearly two decades later following legal proceedings. ICE officials emphasized their commitment to pursuing human rights violators who seek refuge in the United States, highlighting that since 2003, they have arrested over 520 individuals for such violations and removed more than 1,178 suspected war criminals.
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ICE deported Amos Sheik Massaquoi, a former Liberian combatant accused of committing severe human rights violations during Liberia's civil wars from 1989 to 2003, back to Liberia on August 11. Massaquoi, who turned 55 this year, was believed to have served as the chief bodyguard for Maj. Gen. Daniel Chea and participated in crimes such as extrajudicial killings, torture, arbitrary arrests, forced labor, and recruiting child soldiers.
Massaquoi had legally entered the U.S. in August 2006 but was only permitted to stay until November 6 of that year. He remained illegally in the country for nearly two decades before HSI arrested him in Maryland in August 2019 for overstaying his visa.
ICE officials stated they would continue to pursue and deport individuals who committed atrocities abroad, emphasizing that the U.S. will not serve as a sanctuary for human rights violators.
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A former Liberian combatant believed to have ordered and participated in killings, torture and the recruitment of child soldiers was deported after spending nearly two decades in the United States.
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U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement removed Amos Sheik Massaquoi, 55, to Liberia on Aug. 11, officials told Fox News Digital.
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He is believed to have served as chief bodyguard to Maj. Gen. Daniel Chea, a former leader in Charles Taylor's National Patriotic Front of Liberia.
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ICE said Massaquoi is believed to have ordered and participated in extrajudicial killings, acts of torture, arbitrary arrests and detentions, forced labor and the recruitment of child soldiers during the Liberia's civil wars from 1989 to 2003.
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Massaquoi → say → 2003
"If you are a confirmed human rights violator and you believe you can hide in the United States, you are mistaken," ICE Chicago Field Office Director Frank Padula said.
"ICE will pursue, arrest and remove any individuals who committed atrocities abroad and ensure our communities are not used as a sanctuary from accountability."
Massaquoi legally entered the U.S. in August 2006 but was only authorized to remain until Nov. 6 of that year, according to ICE.
He remained in the country until Homeland Security Investigations (HSI) arrested him in Maryland in August 2019 for being illegally present in the U.S.
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An immigration judge granted him bond less than two months later, and he was released.
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Massaquoi was taken back into custody by ICE Baltimore on April 1, 2025, after officials said he failed to comply with the terms of his release.
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An immigration judge ordered him removed the following month.
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ICE said Massaquoi also received specialized military training at an academy in China in 2004, one year after Liberia's second civil war ended.
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Liberia's civil wars killed almost 250,000 people, most of them civilians, according to the United Nations.
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Taylor, who led the rebel movement before becoming Liberia's president, was later convicted of aiding and abetting crimes committed by rebel forces in neighboring Sierra Leone.
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He was sentenced to 50 years in prison, according to the Residual Special Court for Sierra Leone.
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"Amos Sheik Massaquoi is believed to have engaged in cruelty and terror, marked by killings, torture, forced labor, unlawful imprisonment and the recruitment of children into armed conflict," HSI Maryland Special Agent in Charge Akil Baldwin said.
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"If it is confirmed that an individual has engaged in such bloodshed anywhere in the world, then you have no place in the United States," he added.
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The investigation was supported by ICE's Human Rights Violators and War Crimes Center, which tracks people suspected of atrocities abroad who try to enter or remain in the U.S.
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Since 2003, ICE has arrested more than 520 people for human rights-related violations and removed 1,178 known or suspected human rights violators, according to the agency.
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ICE → arrest → agency
The center has also stopped more than 415 suspected human rights violators and war crimes suspects from entering the country.
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Anyone with information about a suspected human rights violator in the U.S. can contact the ICE tip line at 866-DHS-2-ICE or submit a tip online.
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