US Judge Halts Migrant Deportations to Libya Over Rights Concerns
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US judge blocks Libya deportations, citing violation of migrants’ due process rights.
A US federal judge in Boston has temporarily blocked the Trump administration’s plan to deport migrants to Libya, citing a violation of due process protections. Judge Brian Murphy ruled the deportations would defy a previous court order requiring officials to notify migrants in their language and allow time to file claims against removal.
The ruling followed reports that the US was preparing to deport migrants to Libya, despite the country’s ongoing instability. Two US officials told CBS News that flights could begin this week, but Libya’s Prime Minister Abdul Hamid Dbeibeh firmly rejected any plans to receive deportees, stating Libya would not be “a destination for deportation under any pretext.”
Immigration attorneys swiftly filed an emergency motion to stop the removals, highlighting imminent deportation plans. The Trump administration has also approached countries like Rwanda, Benin, and Angola as possible destinations.
President Trump denied awareness of the Libya plan, deferring to Homeland Security for comment.
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