U.S. planning to deport migrants to Libya : NPR

Written by on May 7, 2025

An Immigration and Customs Enforcement officer prepares a Salvadoran immigrant without legal status for a deportation flight

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The Trump administration is planning to deport migrants without legal status to Libya –a country long plagued by armed conflict – a U.S. official has confirmed to NPR.

The official was not authorized to speak publicly about the plans, but the news comes days after reports Trump was eyeing the North African nation, as well as other African countries including Benin, Angola . . .



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