The Trump administration is planning to deport a group of migrants to Libya, according to reports, despite the state department’s previous condemnation of the “life-threatening” prison conditions in the country. Libya’s provisional government has denied the reports.
Reuters cited three unnamed US officials as saying the deportations could happen this week. Two of the officials said the individuals, whose nationalities are not known, could fly to the north African country as soon as Wednesday, but they added the plans could still change. The New York Times also cited a US official confirming the deportation plans.
It was not clear what Libya would be getting in return for taking any deportees. Human rights groups condemned the reported plans, noting the country’s poor record on human rights practices and harsh treatment of detainees.
“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,” Sarah Leah Whitson, the executive director of Democracy for the Arab World Now (Dawn), wrote on X.
Its fine, I’m petty sure they were both implying that one could replace “despite” with “specifically because of” and it would sound just as believable given all this exile business going on
Correct. The cruelty IS the point.
Ah that makes more sense. I thought the apostrophes were screwing with a client.