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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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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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Pope Francis backed him when he took on a president. Now he's voting in the conclave

  • News source: BBC News - World
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Watch: Moments past conclaves elected new popes

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Federal judge blocks Trump admin from dismantling 3 agencies

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A federal judge is blocking President Donald Trump from shuttering three federal agencies that assist public resources, minority businesses and mediation services.

Nearly two dozen Democratic-led states sued to stop Trump from closing the Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS), the Minority Business Development Agency (MBDA) and the Federal Mediation and Conciliation Service (FMCS). U.S. District Judge John McConnell, an appointee of former President Barack Obama, sided with the states on Tuesday, affirming their arguments that the closings...
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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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Bill renaming Gulf of Mexico as "Gulf of America" to be voted on in House

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Washington — The House is expected to vote Thursday on a bill to rename the Gulf of Mexico as the "Gulf of America," which would codify an executive order signed by President Trump on his second day in office.

But the bill is facing pushback from at least one Republican — Rep. Don Bacon of Nebraska — and its passage in the lower chamber could be at risk if there are a few more GOP defections, depending on attendance and the ability of Democrats to remain united against it.

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Men found guilty of violent murder of Aboriginal schoolboy

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Cassius Turvey was chased through bush and beaten with a metal pole, in a case which sparked national outrage.
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US judge blocks plan to deport migrants to Libya

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The order comes after lawyers expressed alarm that the US was planning to deport migrants to the North African country "immediately".
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Smokey Robinson denies sexual assault allegations

  • News source: BBC News - World
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In a statement, the singer's lawyer says the abuse allegations are an attempt to "extract money".
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Denmark summons US ambassador over Greenland spying report

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US spy agencies have been told to step up espionage around Greenland, according to The Wall Street Journal.
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Dozens of pro-Palestinian protesters arrested at Columbia University

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The university asked for police help after protesters occupied part of the main library on Wednesday.
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Sotheby's halts Buddha jewels auction after India threat

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The jewels are described as one of the most astonishing archaeological finds of the modern era.
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Australia Greens leader loses seat, cites 'Trump effect'

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Adam Bandt was ousted by a "riptide" of swing votes, which he blamed on the so-called Trump effect.
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What do Canadians make of Carney's meeting with Trump?

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The prime minister reiterated that Canada "is not for sale" during Tuesday's meeting at the White House.
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