Libya affairs expert at the Royal United Services Institute, Jalel Harchaoui, told our source on Wednesday that since Donald Trump took office in January 2025 — and now, in May, more than 100 days into his presidency — the only aspect of the Libyan file that the White House has paid attention to, or even looked at, is this arrangement.
Al-Harchaoui confirmed to our source that under this plan, groups of irregular migrants — likely coming from Latin America — are being deported to prisons in Libya. This means that all decision-makers in Libya, whether in Benghazi or Tripoli, will be eager to receive these migrant planes coming from the U.S. military. The reason behind this shared enthusiasm on both sides of the Libyan divide to receive these migrants is their strong desire to please the White House.
