The Trump administration may soon begin deporting immigrants to Libya, expanding its mass deportation campaign to troubled North African countries.
Officials said the deportation expected to be operated by the U.S. military may have begun as early as this week, asking for anonymous discussion of internal government plans.
Libya How many are Distant countries The U.S. government has been demanding deportation from third-country immigrants, CBS News Report Earlier this week.
Reuters reported earlier on Tuesday that the possibility of the U.S. expelling from Libya is a stunning claim, given the serious political and social unrest in North African countries and their human rights records.
Since the Civil War broke out in 2011 Libya Always Armed conflict troubles and political turmoil. This country, It's a corridor itself For desperate immigrants who wish to reach Europe through the Mediterranean, there are two factions. The west of the country is supervised by the United Nations-backed government in Tripoli, while the east Controlled by a strong man.
The State Department provides Libya with Level 4 travel advice, warning Americans not to travel there because of “crime, terrorism, unexploded mines, civil unrest, kidnapping and armed conflict.” ”
Libya is also notorious for the treatment of immigrants seeking to reach Europe, with advocates and U.S. officials finding detainees in North African countries face cruel conditions, proper procedural violations and even torture in immigration detention centers.
It is unclear who will be based on the plans considered by the Trump administration and whether it will be detained by authorities upon arrival.
As part of an active effort to prevent immigrants from entering the United States illegally or staying in the United States, the Trump administration has launched a fierce diplomatic campaign to reach an expulsion agreement that will enable the United States to send immigrants to countries that are not their own.
It has Already convinced Several Latin American countries accept third-country nationals to send Asian and African immigrants to Costa Rica and Panama as As a group Venezuelan man has been accused of bringing gang members to El Salvador, who transferred them to the infamous giant prison.
However, the Trump administration is also trying to engage in deportation agreements with countries on other continents, including Africa and Europe.
According to documents and officials from the U.S. internal government, U.S. officials have sought potential third-country deportation arrangements including Angola, Benin, Esvatini, Moldova and Rwanda.
It is unclear whether these countries will reach an agreement with the United States after CBS News determined it was one of the closest countries to the United States, whose embassy in Washington said West African countries would not accept deportations from third countries.
