US’ plan to deport Filipinos to Libya ‘cruel, inhumane’: Escudero

By Wilnard Bacelonia Senate President Francis Escudero (PNA photo by Avito Dalan) MANILA – Senate President Francis Escudero on Thursday condemned a reported plan by US immigration authorities to deport undocumented Asian nationals, including Filipinos, to …

U.S. judge denies Trump administration’s request to deport Asian migrants to Libya

  A U.S. district judge has denied the Trump administration’s request to send Asian migrants to war-torn Libya following an urgent appeal by the attorneys for the potential deportees. District Judge Brian Murphy said such deportations would violate his …

Why Asian and Mexican immigrants, moments away from being deported to Libya, never left the U.S.

A Filipino immigrant detained in Texas described being woken up at 2:30 a.m. on Wednesday by armed guards in tactical gear, being told he was being sent to Libya, and then waiting for hours on a bus at a military base outside a military plane, his lawyer …

US Judge Halts Trump Administration’s Libya Deportation Plan

Migrants threatened with deportation to Libya, a country they do not know: American justice intervenes

WASHINGTON — Migrant rights lawyers revealed Wednesday that people detained in the United States have been informed by authorities of their upcoming deportation to Libya, a country they are not from. The U.S. government is seeking to implement this …

Swiftly deporting migrants to Libya would violate court order: US judge

His family members, who asked not to be identified for fear of retaliation, said he was pleading with immigration officials to be sent to Mexico on Tuesday, only about 160km from where he was detained. "He's literally closer to his hometown in …

Chiz hits US plan to deport Asians to Libya

Senate President Francis Escudero yesterday condemned the United States’ plan to send Asian immigrants, including Filipinos, facing deportation to Libya, calling it “cruel.” A US federal judge however temporarily halted the deportations of Asian migrants, …

Judge warns against deporting migrants to Libya

A federal judge is warning the Trump administration against its plans to deport migrants in the U.S. to Libya. Here & Now‘s Peter O’Dowd speaks with Abdulkader Assad, senior political editor at the Libya Observer, an independent online news …

Libya and Trump administration discussed sharing billions of dollars in frozen funds, sources say

Libya’s Tripoli-based government and the US have held talks about sharing billions of dollars in frozen Libyan state assets if the Trump administration helps unlock the funds, two sources familiar with the secret discussions told Middle East Eye. The Trump …

Libya court jails health officials over faulty medical equipment deal

A criminal court in Tripoli has sentenced thirteen health officials and contractors to five years in prison after convicting them of involvement in the supply of medical equipment that failed to meet approved standards. The case centred on employees tasked …