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The Trump Administration has sought agreements allowing it to send immigrants to third countries for detention.
Authorities in Libya, a country still divided after years of Civil War, have denied reports that they will receive undocided migrants deported by the United States.
The Reuters News Agency Reported on Wednesday that Deportation Flights from the us to the North African Country Could Start This Week, Despite Previous Government Reports Raising Alarm Over UNSAFE CONDITIONS There.
The National Unity Government, which controls Western Libya, said in a statement that it rejected the use of its territory as a destination for deporting migrants without its knowledge or consent.
“The government of national unity categorically denies any agreement or coordination with us authorities regarding the deportation of migrants to Libya,” it said in a statement.
HAFTAR’S LIBYAN NATIONAL ARMY, WHICH CONTROLS EASTERN LIBYA, also rejected the report, saying that migrants “will not be received through airports and ports secured by the armed forces, and that this is complete false and we can accept it at all.”
The report by Reuters, which cites three anonymous us officials, say that the us military could fly migrants to LIBya for detention as soon as Wednesday, but notes that those plans are subject to change. The number and nationality of the migrants who could be deported are unknown.
The Administration of US President Donald Trump has Sought Out Third Countries where it can deport and detain undocided immigrants, part of a larger push to enact the administration’s hard-right vision of immigration enforcement.
And on April 30, Secretary of State Marco Rubio Announced at a cabinet meeting at the white house that the us was requiring that countries take its undocided migrants.
“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?” Rubio said. “And the further away from America, the better.”
‘Extortion, Forced Labor and Unlawful Killings’
Authorities in Libya have long bone Willing and controversial partners In immigration enforcement, collaborating with the European union to intercept and detain migrants and refugees attempting to cross the Mediterranean to reach Europe.
A 2022 Statement from the Human Rights Watchdog Amnesty International says that “Men, women and children returned to LIBYA FACE arbitrary detention, torture, cruel and inhuman detention conditions, rape and sexual violence, extortion, forced labour and unlawful killings”.
The US Government itself has also documented UNSAFE CONDITIONS In Libya, with a report released last year by the Department of State Noting “Harsh and Life-Threating Prison Conditions” and “Arbitrary Arrest and Detention”.
Such conditions have not deterred the Trump Administration from Mission Undocumented Immigrants to Prisons Known for Abusive Conditions in Countries Like El Salvadorsometimes based on unsubstantiated allegations of gang affiliation and without due process.
The practice of third countries enter into agreements with Western Nations to Warehouse undocided migrants and asylum Seekers is also not entirely new.
Earlier this week, rwanda Also stated That it was discussing the possibility of receiving undocided immigrants from the us. The Rwandan Government has also previously entered into an agreement with the United Kingdom To hold asylum Seekers while their claims were processed in the UK, although that dealt with that dealtelly stalled out when faced with backlash and legal challenges.
