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Libyan authorities reject report they will take in US deportees

Immigrant rights advocates and migrant workers march on the 'International Day of Action and Solidarity with Migrants' on December 18, 2024, in Los Angeles, California [Damian Dovarganes/AP Photo]

Authorities in Libya, a country still divided after years of civil war, have denied reports that they will receive undocumented 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 begin this week, despite previous government reports raising alarm over unsafe conditions there. A judge warned later in the day that such a move would violate a previous court order meant to protect due process rights for migrants.

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