The details of the planned flights to Libya have not been shared and the White House, State Department, and Department of Homeland Security have declined to comment.
In 2024, the State Department cited “harsh and life-threatening” conditions in Libya’s detention centers and that migrants in those facilities did not have “access to immigration courts or due process.” The US State Department currently lists Libya as a Level 4: Do Not Travel location.
Erickson Insights & Analysis
A deportation program to Libya is an escalation of the Trump administration’s deportation strategy, which has already been mired in widespread legal challenges. In March, the Trump administration invoked the Alien Enemies Act and began deporting Venezuelan men accused of being violent gang members to El Salvador. The use of the Alien Enemies Act and the subsequent deportations have been challenged in court.
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