Trump seeking migrant deportation agreement with Libya

The Wall Street Journal has revealed that President Donald Trump’s administration is working to establish an agreement with Libya and several other countries to accept migrants deported from the United States who are not readily accepted by their countries of origin.

According to American officials cited by the newspaper—in a report closely followed and subsequently covered by Libyan Express—Libya is among the nations with which the US administration is currently in negotiations, alongside countries in Africa, Latin America and Eastern Europe.

The report indicates that this initiative aims to create alternative destinations for migrants whom the United States wishes to deport, but whose home countries are either reluctant to accept them or refuse outright.

The arrangement Washington seeks to implement is modelled on a previous agreement concluded with Panama in February.

Under that accord, the United States transported more than 100 migrants, primarily from Middle Eastern countries, to Panama, which subsequently detained them and worked to facilitate their deportation to their countries of origin.

This development comes as part of the Trump administration’s broader efforts to enhance and expedite deportation processes for migrants without legal status in the United States, particularly focusing on solutions for cases where repatriation to countries of origin proves challenging.​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​