If you're an applicant with ties to the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Uganda, or South Sudan, you may have been counting down to late August, expecting immigration restrictions tied to this year's Ebola outbreak to finally lift. Don't. The outbreak didn't slow down over the summer — it accelerated, and the restrictions just got extended again. Everyone Expected These Immigration Restrictions to Expire This Month. The Outbreak Got Worse Instead. What actually just happened

Two days ago, Liberia confirmed it would take up to 1,200 deportees from the United States. Today, August 20, the first plane actually landed at Roberts International Airport in Monrovia — 20 people, none of them Liberian. In the 48 hours between the announcement and the landing, three things changed that are worth knowing, starting with who wasn't on that flight. The First 20 Just Landed in Liberia. Here's What Changed in 48 Hours — and Who Wasn't on the Plane Who actually a