Deportation Flights to Libya and Saudi Arabia
Federal judge rules potential deportation flights to Libya or Saudi Arabia would violate court order if advanced notification is not provided to impacted illegal immigrants and their attorneys. Immigration lawyers seek temporary restraining order to prevent non-citizen removals without notice and opportunity for fear-based claims. Reports indicate plans to deport Laotian, Vietnamese, and Philippine illegal immigrants to Libya. Libya denies deportation deal with the U.S.