Federal Judge Warns Administration Of Deporting Immigrants To Libya

The judge directed the administration to provide parties with written notice of proposed removals in a language they can understand prior to any departures.

A federal judge issued a warning to the Trump administration claiming that deporting immigrants to Libya would violate a previous court order.

U.S. District Judge Brian Murphy previously issued an injunction ordering officials to give non-citizens and their counsel a chance to oppose their deportation to foreign countries where they may face prosecution.

He also directed the administration to provide parties with written notice of proposed removals in a language they can understand prior to any departures.

At the time, non-citizens from Laos, Vietnam and the Philippines were being prepared for removal to Libya, a country known for its human rights violations. However, the judge says that violates his court order.