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Wednesday, May 07, 2025

The nationalities and number of migrants are not immediately clear, but a flight to Libya carrying the deportees could leave as soon as Wednesday. Human rights groups have called conditions in the country's network of migrant detention centers "horrific" and "deplorable." Amnesty International reports that security forces conduct arbitrary detentions and torture is commonplace: www.amnesty.org Below, Nigerian detainees "die like chickens" in a Libyan prison.

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A U.S. official has confirmed to NPR that the Trump administration is planning to deport migrants to Libya, another step in a crackdown on illegal immigration.

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-- NPR (@npr.org) May 7, 2025 at 1:19 PM

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The Libyan government states they won't accept America's undesirables (yet). Source: www.aljazeera.com

#1 | Posted by C0RI0LANUS at 2025-05-07 01:13 PM | Reply

Has Elmo offered to send them to mars yet?

I bet it would be a cheaper to just launch them into the sun.

#2 | Posted by donnerboy at 2025-05-07 06:11 PM | Reply

The Libyans!

#3 | Posted by THEBULL at 2025-05-07 06:22 PM | Reply

Fascism

#4 | Posted by hamburglar at 2025-05-07 06:44 PM | Reply

Why not just put them in cargo containers and dump them at sea?

I don't get it.

#5 | Posted by snoofy at 2025-05-07 06:46 PM | Reply

Ultra-smart business guys El Heavy and Leon should realize that it would be cheaper to train these immigrants in marketable trades, make them learn American English, pay taxes and join the conga line of immigrants who then become citizens. Spending millions to transport and house these folks far away, then spend on the legal cost to defend the government's actions make no sense in comparison ...

#6 | Posted by catdog at 2025-05-07 07:22 PM | Reply

Fantastic idea snoofy

#7 | Posted by THEBULL at 2025-05-07 07:49 PM | Reply

Why Lybia? I thought that was what Liberia was for.

#8 | Posted by Charliecharles at 2025-05-07 09:35 PM | Reply

I think I know what's going on.
This is easy to check:
Did the hotel porno have a chick with enormous Labia?

#9 | Posted by snoofy at 2025-05-07 09:38 PM | Reply

Why not just put them in cargo containers and dump them at sea?
#5 | Posted by snoofy

Fantastic idea snoofy
#7 | Posted by THEBULL

That's what the human traffickers do.
Have you considered moving into that line of work? You seem like a natural.

#10 | Posted by snoofy at 2025-05-07 09:40 PM | Reply

Update: On Wednesday, US District Judge Brian Murphy issued an order restricting the removal of migrants to Libya, citing a previous court order that highlighted risk of persecution or torture. Source: www.news18.com

#11 | Posted by C0RI0LANUS at 2025-05-08 12:01 AM | Reply

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