U.S. may soon deport migrants to Libya on military flight : sources

Two of the officials said the U.S. military could fly the migrants to the North African country as soon as Wednesday, but stressed that plans could still change.

The Pentagon referred queries to the White House. The White House, State Department and Department of Homeland Security did not immediately respond to requests for comment.

Reuters could not determine how many migrants would be sent to Libya or the nationalities of the individuals that U.S. President Donald Trump's administration is eyeing for deportation.

Trump, a Republican, took office in January pledging to deport millions of people. As of Monday, the Trump administration has deported 152,000 people, according to DHS.

Trump's administration has tried to encourage migrants to leave voluntarily by threatening steep fines, trying to strip away legal status, and deporting migrants to notorious prisons in Guantanamo Bay and El Salvador.

U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio last week said the United States was not satisfied only with sending migrants to El Salvador.