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Ever on the lookout for a decent gulag, Trump sets his eyes on Libyan prison camps. For some, maybe just the crime of being in the United States. The punishment? Maybe a gulag. Stephen Miller must be overjoyed. El Salvador. Libya. Got their eyes on a few other African nations.
On Wednesday afternoon immigration lawyers filed an emergency motionasking Boston-based U.S. District Judge Brian Murphy to block any removals to Libya, or any third country, citing 'alarming reports' in the media about imminent deportations.
They argued that their clients, who are from Laos, Vietnam and the Philippines could be sent in a matter of hours. It's unclear if the judge in the case would be able to block the deportation.
Earlier this week, Rwanda's foreign minister confirmed that the East African country was in talks with Washington about the same issue. All these countries have notorious human rights records.
The deportations to Libya are expected to be carried out by the U.S. military. A second U.S. official not authorized to speak publicly about the plans told NPR's Tom Bowman that the flight to Libya hadn't started yet. The plans involve the use of a single aircraft that wouldn't be full, the source said.
On Wednesday afternoon immigration lawyers filed an emergency motionasking Boston-based U.S. District Judge Brian Murphy to block any removals to Libya, or any third country, citing 'alarming reports' in the media about imminent deportations.
They argued that their clients, who are from Laos, Vietnam and the Philippines could be sent in a matter of hours. It's unclear if the judge in the case would be able to block the deportation.
Earlier this week, Rwanda's foreign minister confirmed that the East African country was in talks with Washington about the same issue. All these countries have notorious human rights records.
The deportations to Libya are expected to be carried out by the U.S. military. A second U.S. official not authorized to speak publicly about the plans told NPR's Tom Bowman that the flight to Libya hadn't started yet. The plans involve the use of a single aircraft that wouldn't be full, the source said.