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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 MAGDYUpdated 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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apnews.comFrom 'conclave' to 'white smoke,' a glossary of terms used in a papal transition
A change in popes is a complicated process. Centuries-old rituals are involved in the transition in leadership for both the spiritual head of the global Catholic Church and the Vatican’s head of state.
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School districts hit with extortion attempts months after education tech data breach
The attempted extortion has so far targeted schools in Canada and North Carolina.
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