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Federal judge halts Libya deportations

Headline from Arkansas Democrat-Gazette, on the newest of 2 developments

WASHINGTON -- A federal judge on Wednesday found the Trump administration can't deport migrants to Libya unless they have a meaningful chance to challenge their removal in court.

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  1. Some migrants were told they'd be sent to Libya, attorneys say as they try to block the deportations

    Headline from The Republic ·

  2. Newest

    Federal judge halts Libya deportations

    Headline from Arkansas Democrat-Gazette ·

Reports & sources

37 articles, oldest first.

  1. MyNorthwest

    Judge says US must allow migrants a chance to challenge in court any deportations to Libya (opens MyNorthwest)

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    WASHINGTON (AP) — A federal judge on Wednesday found the Trump administration can’t deport migrants to Libya unless they have a meaningful chance to challenge

  2. Al Jazeera

    Libyan authorities reject report they will take in US deportees (opens Al Jazeera)

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    The Trump administration has sought agreements allowing it to send immigrants to third countries for detention.

  3. New York Post

    US may soon deport migrants to Libya on military flight: report (opens New York Post)

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    President Donald Trump's administration may deport migrants to Libya for the first time this week, three U.S. officials said on Tuesday, as part of his immigration crackdown.

  4. The Guardian

    US planning to deport migrants to Libya despite ‘hellish’ conditions – reports (opens The Guardian)

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    Libya’s provisional government has denied claims flight could happen as soon as this week

  5. CBS News

    Trump administration may soon deport migrants to Libya, U.S. officials say (opens CBS News)

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    The deportations, expected to be operated by the U.S. military, could start as early as this week, two U.S. officials told CBS News.

  6. NPR

    Trump administration plans to deport migrants to Libya (opens NPR)

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    A U.S. official has confirmed to NPR that the Trump administration is planning to deport migrants to Libya, another step in a crackdown on illegal immigration.

  7. Washington Examiner

    US deportations of illegal immigrants could head to Ukraine, Libya (opens Washington Examiner)

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    The Trump administration is moving forward with efforts to deport illegal immigrants in the United States to the Eastern Hemisphere.

  8. WDIO Duluth

    Some migrants were told they'd be sent to Libya, attorneys say as they try to block the deportations (opens WDIO Duluth)

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    U.S. authorities have informed some migrants of plans to deport them to Libya, a country they are not from and that has a history of human rights violations. That's according to attorneys in court filings Wednesday.

  9. Newsweek

    Donald Trump planning to send migrants to Libya: What we know (opens Newsweek)

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    The U.S. military could fly deportees to Libya as soon as Wednesday, according to reports.

  10. NBC News

    U.S. deporting flight full of migrants to Libya, officials say (opens NBC News)

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    The U.S. is planning to send a group of undocumented immigrants to Libya as early as this week, two U.S. officials with knowledge of the flight said.

  11. Vox

    Trump’s latest deportation scheme is almost certainly illegal (opens Vox)

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    Sending migrants to Libya isn’t just wrong — it’s almost certainly illegal.

  12. Newsweek

    Judge says Trump deportations to Libya, Saudi Arabia violate court order (opens Newsweek)

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    Newsweek's feed description

    The U.S. military could fly deportees to Libya this week, The New York Times and Reuters reported.

  13. Anchorage Daily News

    Libya won’t accept migrants deported from U.S., its leaders say (opens Anchorage Daily News)

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    Anchorage Daily News's feed description

    Reuters reported this week that the Trump administration was considering deporting migrants to Libya for the first time, with a military flight expected to depart as soon as Wednesday.

  14. Thv11

    Migrants get court protection from Libya deportation plans (opens Thv11)

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    The order comes after attorneys said immigration authorities informed migrants of plans to deport them to Libya, a country with a history of human rights violations.

  15. The Hill

    Trump administration mulls deportation flights to Libya (opens The Hill)

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    The Trump administration is exploring deporting migrants to Libya, multiple outlets reported Wednesday, the latest move as the White House eyes a series of foreign locations for removals. According to Reuters, which first reported the news, U.S.

  16. The World from PRX

    US prepares deportation flights to Libya, but rival Libyan governments reject plan (opens The World from PRX)

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    The World from PRX's feed description

    Trump administration officials told reporters this week that they’re planning to send a group of migrants to Libya aboard a US military plane. But today, Libya’s government, as well as militias that control eastern Libya, rejected the plan.

  17. Fox News

    Deportation flights to Libya would violate court order without prior notice, federal judge says (opens Fox News)

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    A Biden-appointed federal judge sounded the alarm on reports the Trump administration will send deportation flights to Libya, saying doing so would violate a prior court order.

  18. NPR

    Trump administration plans to deport migrants to Libya and other countries (opens NPR)

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    The Trump administration wants to send migrants to Libya, possibly as soon as this week. U.S. officials have been negotiating with other countries willing to take in people deported from the U.S.

  19. Truthout

    Federal Judge Blocks Trump Administration From Deporting Immigrants to Libya (opens Truthout)

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    Several human rights groups have documented deplorable conditions in Libya’s immigrant prisons.

  20. Arkansas Democrat-Gazette

    Federal judge halts Libya deportations (opens Arkansas Democrat-Gazette)

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    Arkansas Democrat-Gazette's feed description

    WASHINGTON -- A federal judge on Wednesday found the Trump administration can't deport migrants to Libya unless they have a meaningful chance to challenge their removal in court.

  21. MyNorthwest

    Reports of Trump deportation plans highlight abuse of migrants in Libya (opens MyNorthwest)

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    CAIRO (AP) — Reports of plans to deport migrants from the U.S. to Libya, a country with a documented history of serious human rights violations and abuse of

  22. The New Republic

    Trump Gives Stunning Answer When Asked About Deportations to Libya (opens The New Republic)

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    A new report says the Trump administration is planning deportations to Libya. Here’s what the president of the United States said about it publicly.

  23. The New Republic

    Libya Throws Huge, Dangerous Wrench in Trump’s Mass Deportation Plan (opens The New Republic)

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    Is Donald Trump about to dump immigrants in a country that is unprepared and unwilling to take them?

  24. The Hill

    Judge warns Trump administration against swiftly deporting migrants to Libya (opens The Hill)

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    A federal judge issued a stark warning to the Trump administration against the deportation of immigrants to Libya, discussing a "small modicum of process" the Constitution mandates.

  25. Green Field Reporter

    Judge says US must allow migrants a chance to challenge in court any deportations to Libya - The Daily Reporter (opens Green Field Reporter)

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    Green Field Reporter's feed description

    WASHINGTON (AP) — Deporting migrants to Libya without a chance to challenge the removals would violate a court order, a federal judge said Wednesday, after immigration attorneys reported that authorities told people they would be sent to the country with a history of human rights violations. U.S.

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