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

By REBECCA SANTANA, LINDSAY WHITEHURST and SAMY MAGDY
Updated 6:53 PM CDT, May 7, 2025

WASHINGTON (AP) — U.S. authorities 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, attorneys said Wednesday. A judge said they can’t be deported without a chance to challenge such a move in court.

The legal scramble comes as the Trump administration is pushing forward with plans to carry out mass deportations, including efforts to send migrants to a country where they are not a citizen. The most controversial example of so-called third-country removals has been sending Venezuelans to a notorious El Salvador prison.

Sending deportees to Libya, a country with a documented history of migrant abuse, would mark a major escalation of the administration’s push for third countries to take in people being removed from the United States.

A U.S. official said earlier Wednesday there were plans to fly migrants to Libya on a military plane but did not have details on the timing of the C-17 flight. The official spoke on condition of anonymity to discuss military operations.

Immigration attorneys say some of their clients, including people from Vietnam, Laos and the Philippines, were told by immigration enforcement agents that they were going to be deported to Libya. Some were told they were going to Saudi Arabia, they said. ...

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From floppy disks to flight delays: Top lawmaker warns US air system is due for a reboot

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A leading lawmaker from the nation’s most interconnected air travel state warned that outdated technology – like "floppy disks" – and ongoing air traffic control (ATC) crises at key hubs are compounding the need to overhaul the U.S. air travel system.

Sen. Dan Sullivan, R-Alaska, who also sits on the Aviation subcommittee on the Senate Commerce and Transportation Committee, spoke to Fox News Digital exclusively on Wednesday as the crisis mounted, most recently in the Philadelphia ATC sector; specifically at Newark-Liberty International Airport.

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Biden hires veteran Democrat communicator as former president aims to defend tarnished reputation

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As former President Joe Biden faces incoming fire not only from President Donald Trump but also fellow Democrats, the former president is bringing on board a veteran strategist and communicator to help refurbish his reputation and legacy.

The former president has hired Chris Maegher, a Biden administration veteran, to help him now that the first 100 days of Trump's second tour of duty in the White House has passed, sources confirm to Fox News.

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Senator says Dems 'eat their own' as Fetterman faces renewed scrutiny

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A Republican senator who entered Congress' upper chamber in the same cycle as Sen. John Fetterman, D-Pa., said the former Braddock mayor's cognitive issues seem to be subsiding and that the hubbub in the press is likely due to the onetime progressive star breaking with the left wing of his party on key issues.

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Deportation flights to Libya would violate court order without prior notice, federal judge says

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A federal judge said Wednesday that any potential deportation flights to Libya or Saudi Arabia would violate a court order if the Trump administration does not provide advanced notification to the impacted illegal immigrants and their attorneys first.

The administration has not confirmed planned deportation flights to either country, but a group of attorneys representing illegal immigrants from nations including Vietnam, Laos and the Philippines claimed in court documents that their clients were told by immigration enforcement agents that they...
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REAL ID deadline comes and goes – airports report business as usual

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Despite fears of first-day chaos over the new REAL ID requirement, airports reported smooth sailing Wednesday, with no major disruptions tied to the rollout, according to security officials.

"We didn’t see long lines," one passenger arriving at South Carolina's Greeneville-Spartanburg Airport from Washington-Dulles told a local reporter. "It was a walk in the park."

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'Obey the law': Conservative firebrand torches blue state immigration policies amid major lawsuit

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Rep. Lauren Boebert, R-Colo., criticized Colorado leaders, as the state and the city of Denver are currently being sued by the Department of Justice over their immigration policies, and shared how Congress can step in.

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Ukraine labels Russian ceasefire a farce after reports of hundreds of violations

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AOC’s constituents weigh in on presidential run, recall her stunning 2018 political upset

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Ocasio-Cortez hosted a town hall in New York City on Friday in the same neighborhood where she unseated longtime Democratic Rep. Joe Crowley to become the nation's youngest congresswoman.

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U.S. and U.K. expected to announce what Trump has called "major trade deal"

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Washington — The United States and Britain are expected to announce a trade deal Thursday that will lower the burden of President Trump's sweeping tariffs and potentially deliver a political victory for Prime Minister Keir Starmer.

Mr. Trump said on Wednesday that he would announce a "major trade deal" with a "big, highly respected country," which he did not identify.

On Thursday morning, the president posted on Truth Social that it "should be a very big and exciting day for the United States of America and the United Kingdom."

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Israel PM 'uncertain' over condition of three Gaza hostages

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Benjamin Netanyahu said he knew "with certainty" that 21 hostages were alive but the status of "three more" were unclear.
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Federal judge blocks Trump admin from dismantling 3 agencies

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Illegal immigrant murderers could face death penalty under new GOP bill

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FIRST ON FOX: A House Republican is seeking to ensure illegal immigrants who commit murder in the U.S. are eligible for the death penalty in all 50 states.

Rep. Morgan Luttrell, R-Texas, is introducing a bill on Thursday called the Justice for Victims of Illegal Alien Murder Act, which would establish a new class of federal criminal offenses specifically directed at convicted murderers who are in the country illegally.

It would make those criminals eligible for life in prison or the death penalty if convicted of first-degree murder.

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