Trump administration plans immigrant flights to Libya as its deportation agenda grows

As the Trump administration looks to expand its dubious plans to deport immigrants to foreign lands, they’re apparently looking to war-torn countries with poor human rights records to essentially serve as deterrents for future immigrants. It’s noteworthy that top Libyan officials denied that any arrangement is in place to accept immigrants from the United States, though the country’s provisional government suggested that “some parallel parties that are not subject to legitimacy” could be involved. Libya’s treatment of immigrants has been decried by human rights activists, and, given the dehumanizing things Trump has said to malign immigrants — such as his claim that they are “poisoning the blood” of the U.S. — it’s fair to wonder whether the administration sees Libya’s brutality as a benefit in this case.

Author: Ja'han Jones

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