{"id":17077,"date":"2025-05-07T08:05:35","date_gmt":"2025-05-07T08:05:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.watanserb.com\/en\/?p=17077"},"modified":"2025-05-07T08:05:35","modified_gmt":"2025-05-07T08:05:35","slug":"trump-administrations-secret-deportation-plan-libya-and-rwanda-targeted-as-safe-third-countries","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.watanserb.com\/en\/2025\/05\/07\/trump-administrations-secret-deportation-plan-libya-and-rwanda-targeted-as-safe-third-countries\/","title":{"rendered":"Trump Administration\u2019s Secret Deportation Plan: Libya and Rwanda Targeted as \u201cSafe Third Countries\u201d"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><em><strong>Watan<\/strong><\/em>-In a shocking development, CNN has revealed that former U.S. President Donald Trump\u2019s administration discussed a secret plan with both Libya and Rwanda to deport migrants\u2014including some with criminal records\u2014to these nations, as part of what is known as the \u201cSafe Third Country\u201d initiative.<\/p>\n<p class=\"\" data-start=\"883\" data-end=\"1102\">According to the report, the plan aimed to transfer asylum seekers from the United States to countries lacking political stability and unified institutions, specifically Libya, which remains mired in chaos and division.<\/p>\n<p class=\"\" data-start=\"1104\" data-end=\"1422\">Negotiations reportedly involved both Libya\u2019s Government of National Unity, led by Abdul Hamid Dbeibeh, and the rival government in eastern Libya. Sources said Washington used pressure tactics, including the threat of travel restrictions and the promise of financial or investment incentives, to push the plan forward.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_13957\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-13957\" style=\"width: 1024px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-13957 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/www.watanserb.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/52-1024x576.jpg\" alt=\"Libya Resists U.S. Deportation Plan Amid Fears of Becoming a Migrant Dumping Ground\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.watanserb.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/52-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.watanserb.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/52-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.watanserb.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/52-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.watanserb.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/52-390x220.jpg 390w, https:\/\/www.watanserb.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/52.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-13957\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Donald Trump\u2019s administration discussed a secret plan with both Libya and Rwanda to deport migrants\u2014including some with criminal records<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<article class=\"text-token-text-primary w-full\" dir=\"auto\" data-testid=\"conversation-turn-8\" data-scroll-anchor=\"true\">\n<div class=\"text-base my-auto mx-auto py-5 [--thread-content-margin:--spacing(4)] @[37rem]:[--thread-content-margin:--spacing(6)] @[72rem]:[--thread-content-margin:--spacing(16)] px-(--thread-content-margin)\">\n<div class=\"[--thread-content-max-width:32rem] @[34rem]:[--thread-content-max-width:40rem] @[64rem]:[--thread-content-max-width:48rem] mx-auto flex max-w-(--thread-content-max-width) flex-1 text-base gap-4 md:gap-5 lg:gap-6 group\/turn-messages focus-visible:outline-hidden\" tabindex=\"-1\">\n<div class=\"group\/conversation-turn relative flex w-full min-w-0 flex-col agent-turn\">\n<div class=\"relative flex-col gap-1 md:gap-3\">\n<div class=\"flex max-w-full flex-col grow\">\n<div class=\"min-h-8 text-message relative flex w-full flex-col items-end gap-2 text-start break-words whitespace-normal [.text-message+&amp;]:mt-5\" dir=\"auto\" data-message-author-role=\"assistant\" data-message-id=\"99147e6d-4daa-43f8-9630-7da28304eab7\" data-message-model-slug=\"gpt-4o\">\n<div class=\"flex w-full flex-col gap-1 empty:hidden first:pt-[3px]\">\n<div class=\"markdown prose dark:prose-invert w-full break-words light\">\n<h3 data-start=\"0\" data-end=\"102\">Libya Resists U.S. Deportation Plan Amid Fears of Becoming a Migrant Dumping Ground<\/h3>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"flex justify-start\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<p class=\"\" data-start=\"1424\" data-end=\"1746\">So far, neither Libyan government has issued an official statement. However, several Libyan rights advocates and politicians have strongly opposed the proposal. Human rights lawyer Abdel Hafiz Ghoga described it as \u201ca new test of national sovereignty and an unacceptable attempt to turn Libya into a human dumping ground.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"\" data-start=\"1748\" data-end=\"1972\">This initiative echoes earlier U.S. efforts to deport asylum seekers to politically and security-fragile states\u2014raising fears that Libya could be turned into a \u201cbuffer zone\u201d exploited to resolve America\u2019s immigration crisis.<\/p>\n<p class=\"\" data-start=\"1974\" data-end=\"2294\">Libyan politicians argue their country is in no position to absorb forcibly deported migrants, especially amid ongoing political division and economic collapse. They also warn that the plan could later be used as a coercive tool against Libya, further threatening what little remains of its sovereignty and independence.<\/p>\n<p class=\"\" data-start=\"2296\" data-end=\"2597\">The question now is not merely whether Libya will accept the plan\u2014but whether it will be forced into it. Who ensures the plan won\u2019t be implemented amid the chaos? And is Libya being transformed into a geopolitical dumping ground for international problems at the expense of its own dignity and future?<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Watan-In a shocking development, CNN has revealed that former U.S. President Donald Trump\u2019s administration discussed a secret plan with both Libya and Rwanda to deport migrants\u2014including some with criminal records\u2014to these nations, as part of what is known as the \u201cSafe Third Country\u201d initiative. 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