A group of migrants is asking a federal judge to block the Trump administration from sending migrants to Libya as well as Saudi Arabia amid reports the White House plans to deport migrants to new overseas locations.

Two of the plaintiffs said they were informed by immigration agents that they were to be imminently removed to the two locations despite being protected by a court order barring their removal.

The filing comes as numerous outlets have reported the Trump administration is exploring sending migrants to Libya despite long-standing State Department warnings about conditions in the country.

The filing was made in an ongoing case where a judge initially barred the removal of the migrants held in detention in Massachusetts.

“Given that class members are now facing imminent removal to Libya in a matter of minutes or hours, Plaintiffs ask this Court for an immediate order restrain[ing] all flights carrying class members to Libya or any........

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