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US judge says deporting migrants to Libya would "violate" court order

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A federal judge in Massachusetts has ruled in favor of immigrant rights advocates, blocking the government from deporting migrants to Libya. The judge's decision was based on a prior court order that already barred such flights. The Trump administration had planned to deport migrants without legal status to Libya, but Libyan officials denied being in talks with the US on the matter.

    1. Libya refuses to be a destination for the deportation of migrants under any pretext.
    1. We do not discuss the details of our diplomatic communications with other governments.
    1. And the further away from America, the better.
    2. We are working with other countries to say: We want to send you some of the most despicable human beings, will you do this as a favor to us.
    1. If there is any doubt – the Court sees none – the allegedly imminent removals.
    2. If there is any doubt — the Court sees none — the allegedly imminent removals, as reported by news agencies and as Plaintiffs seek to corroborate with class-member accounts and public information, would clearly violate this Court's Order.
    1. Don't look away. This is what Libya's migrant detention facilities look like. This is what Trump is doing.
    2. Amnesty International called these places a 'hellscape' where beatings are common and sexual violence are rampant. There are reports of human trafficking and even slavery.
    1. Migrants have long been trafficked, tortured and ransomed in Libya. The country is in a civil war. It is not a safe place to send anyone.
US judge says deporting migrants to Libya would "violate" court order