US judge blocks plan to deport migrants to LibyaResponding to the same report, a spokesperson for the US state department said they would not discuss the matter. The order came after two US officials told BBC partner CBS News that the US may soon start deporting migrants to Libya as part of its crackdown on immigration. A US judge in Boston ordered a temporary block on the Trump administration's plan to deport migrants to Libya, saying it would "clearly violate" a prior order he made that ensures their right to due process. Asked whether he was aware of the plan to deport migrants to Libya, President Donald Trump said on Wednesday: "I don't know. It is not clear how many people the US hopes to deport to Libya, or which part of Libya the migrants would be sent to.