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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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HHS to withhold some bonus pay earned by laid-off employees

  • News source: Politics - CBSNews.com
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The Department of Health and Human Services has decided to effectively block the payout of overdue bonuses to many of its laid-off employees, multiple health officials say. The bonuses were tied to high performance by the workers last year, before they were cut from the department.

"If the savings from the layoffs were pennies from the HHS budget, this is hundredths of a penny," one current federal health agency employee said of the move.

While bonus payments usually go out in April to high-performing federal employees, the department had stalled...
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Biden says he's partially responsible for Trump beating Democrats in 2024

  • News source: Politics - CBSNews.com
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Former President Joe Biden said Thursday he takes some responsibility for President Trump's election victory last year, but broadly defended his record and his late departure from the campaign.

In an interview with "The View," the former president was asked if he takes any responsibility for "not hearing" voters' concerns on immigration or inflation, or for Mr. Trump's 2024 win over former Vice President Kamala Harris.

"Yes, I do," Biden said. "Because look, I was in charge and he won, so I take responsibility."

Biden went on to defend his record...
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Jeanine Pirro to replace Ed Martin as interim U.S. attorney, Trump says

  • News source: Politics - CBSNews.com
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Washington — President Trump announced Thursday that Fox News host Jeanine Pirro will serve as the top prosecutor in Washington, D.C., for the time being.

Pirro replaces interim U.S. attorney Ed Martin, whose nomination was pulled Thursday by Mr. Trump after losing support in the Senate.

"I am pleased to announce that Judge Jeanine Pirro will be appointed interim United States Attorney for the District of Columbia," Trump wrote. "Jeanine is incredibly well qualified for this position, and is considered one of the Top District Attorneys in the...
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Court rules Alabama violated Voting Rights Act in drawing congressional lines

  • News source: Politics - CBSNews.com
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Federal judges ruled Thursday that Alabama intentionally diluted the voting strength of Black residents when it drew congressional lines, and said the state must continue using a court-ordered map that led to the election of the state's second Black congressman.

A three-judge panel permanently blocked Alabama from using a state-drawn map that they said flouted their directive to draw a plan that was fair to Black voters. The decision was not a surprise because the panel ruled against the state twice previously and put a new map in place for last...
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Mistrial declared in case against officer in fatal shooting of black motorist

  • News source: BBC News - World
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The killing of Patrick Lyoya during a traffic stop in Michigan sparked widespread protests, renewing questions around police brutality.
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Turkey moves to silence jailed Erdogan rival by blocking account on X

  • News source: BBC News - World
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Istanbul Mayor Ekrem Imamoglu has relied on social media to stay in touch with supporters from jail.
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New pope's social media posts offer some insight into his politics

  • News source: Rebecca Shabad | NBC News
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In this day and age, even the holy leave a social media trail.

The new pope's online footprint was quickly dissected on Thursday, just minutes after he was elected the next head of the Catholic church, sparking a mixed reaction from some on the right.

Before becoming Pope Leo XVI, Cardinal Robert Prevost occasionally posted on social media, including some messages that appeared to be critical of President Donald Trump and Vice President JD Vance and their worldview.

His most recent activity on X came in mid-April, when he shared a post on his...
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GOP talk on millionaire tax hike 'makes no sense,' Trump White House alum says

  • News source: FOX News
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A former top aide in President Donald Trump's first administration is arguing that Republicans raising taxes on wealthy Americans "makes no sense."

Marc Short, the former chief of staff to ex-Vice President Mike Pence, was an integral part of negotiations for Trump's 2017 Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (TCJA). He also served in Trump's first White House as director of legislative affairs from 2017 to 2018.

"Raising taxes on America's highest earners and biggest job creators makes no sense. I don't understand why there are some inside the current...
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UCLA medical school hit with class-action lawsuit for allegedly still using race-based admissions process

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The University of California, Los Angeles, medical school was hit with a class-action lawsuit on Thursday for reportedly still employing a race-based admissions process despite a 2023 Supreme Court ruling that race-based programs for college admissions are unconstitutional, Fox News Digital has learned.

"UCLA’s Geffen School of Medicine has continually treated the Students for Fair Admissions ruling as a recommendation, rather than a binding law handed down by the highest court in the land," Dr. Stanley Goldfarb, chair of Do No Harm, told Fox News...
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Trump administration proposes cuts to lifesaving Narcan program

  • News source: Politics - CBSNews.com
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The Trump administration has proposed cutting a $56 million grant that teaches first responders how to use the lifesaving overdose reversal drug naloxone, which experts say could reverse progress the United States has made in lowering opioid overdose deaths.

A recent dip in overdose deaths has been credited in part to wider naloxone access. The medication was made available for over-the-counter purchase in 2023 and is standard for first responders to carry. It's even popped up in some classrooms.

Naloxone, also sold under the brand name Narcan...
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Trump weighs naming Fox News host Jeanine Pirro as DC's top federal prosecutor

  • News source: Yamiche Alcindor and Ryan J. Reilly | NBC News
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resident Donald Trump is strongly considering naming Fox News host Jeanine Pirro as interim U.S. attorney for the District of Columbia, a source familiar with his thinking told NBC News on Thursday.

Trump announced earlier in the day that he was withdrawing the nomination of conservative activist Ed Martin to stay on as the top federal prosecutor in Washington, D.C., on a permanent basis.

ABC News first reported Trump's consideration of Pirro to take over the job on an interim basis. Martin's role as acting U.S. attorney is set to end May 20...
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New pope is a ‘Cubs fan,’ says prominent Chicago priest

  • News source: FOX News
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According to church leaders from the Archdiocese of Chicago, newly elected Pope Leo XIV, the first pope to hail from the United States, has a heart for the poor and is also a Cubs fan.

Leo XIV’s election was announced to the entire world on Thursday, marking a historic moment in which a Chicago-born cardinal, Robert Francis Prevost, was chosen as the Catholic Church’s new leader.

A member of the Augustinians, a religious order within the Catholic Church, the 69-year-old pontiff was born in Chicago, studied at Villanova University, was ordained a...
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Reported Fetterman outburst at meeting reopens questions about Pennsylvania Dem's fitness for office

  • News source: FOX News
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An alleged outburst by Sen. John Fetterman is reopening concerns about whether the Pennsylvania Democrat is still fit for office after suffering a stroke several years ago.

Fetterman, a 55-year-old Democrat perhaps best known for his distinctive habit of almost always wearing gym shorts and a hoodie, suffered a stroke in 2022 and was later admitted to Walter Reed Hospital for depression for six weeks shortly after taking office.

The Associated Press reported this week that during a meeting with teachers’ union members from his state, Fetterman...
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DOJ launches criminal probe into Letitia James, multiple sources say

  • News source: Politics - CBSNews.com
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More than a year after New York Attorney General Letitia James won a half-billion dollar civil fraud case against President Trump, the Justice Department under Mr. Trump has launched a criminal fraud probe targeting James, multiple sources familiar with the investigation told CBS News.

The Federal Bureau of Investigation is leading the investigation.

U.S. Attorney for the Northern District of New York John A. Sarcone III told the Albany Times-Union that the investigation was "being handled at this time by main [Department of] Justice and the...
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Pakistan and India trade accusations over drone strikes

  • News source: BBC News - World
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Both sides accuse each other of military attacks as the international community calls for calm.
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