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FILE - Women take part in a protest outside the Houses of Parliament in London, after a court ruling decided Chagos Islanders were not allowed to return to their homeland, Oct. 22, 2008. (AP Photo/Matt Dunham, file)

FILE - Women take part in a protest outside the Houses of Parliament in London, after a court ruling decided Chagos Islanders were not allowed to return to their homeland, Oct. 22, 2008. (AP Photo/Matt Dunham, file)

Chagossian Olivier Bancoult, right, outside the Mauritian Prime Minister's office in Port Louis, Mauritius, Thursday, Oct. 3, 2024, after the news that the U.K. had agreed to hand sovereignty of the long-contested Chagos Islands to Mauritius. (Sokrah Kiranchand/l'Express Mauritius via AP)

Chagossian Olivier Bancoult, right, outside the Mauritian Prime Minister's office in Port Louis, Mauritius, Thursday, Oct. 3, 2024, after the news that the U.K. had agreed to hand sovereignty of the long-contested Chagos Islands to Mauritius. (Sokrah Kiranchand/l'Express Mauritius via AP)

This image realeased by the U.S. Navy shows an aerial view of Diego Garcia. (U.S. Navy via AP)

This image realeased by the U.S. Navy shows an aerial view of Diego Garcia. (U.S. Navy via AP)

FILE - Protesters hold banners outside the World Court in The Hague, Netherlands, Monday, Sept. 3, 2018, where judges listen to arguments in a case on whether Britain illegally maintains sovereignty over the Chagos Islands. (AP Photo/Mike Corder, File)

FILE - Protesters hold banners outside the World Court in The Hague, Netherlands, Monday, Sept. 3, 2018, where judges listen to arguments in a case on whether Britain illegally maintains sovereignty over the Chagos Islands. (AP Photo/Mike Corder, File)

This photo provided by the U.S. Navy on Feb. 11, 2023 shows U.S. Navy Sailors aboard the USS Paul Hamilton (DDG 60) during a routine port visit at Diego Garcia. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Elliot Schaudt/U.S. Navy via AP)

This photo provided by the U.S. Navy on Feb. 11, 2023 shows U.S. Navy Sailors aboard the USS Paul Hamilton (DDG 60) during a routine port visit at Diego Garcia. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Elliot Schaudt/U.S. Navy via AP)

Chagossians, led by Olivier Bancoult, on phone at center, outside the Mauritian Prime Minister's office in Port Louis, Mauritius, Thursday, Oct. 3, 2024, after the news that the U.K. had agreed to hand sovereignty of the long-contested Chagos Islands to Mauritius. (Sokrah Kiranchand/l'Express Mauritius via AP)

Chagossians, led by Olivier Bancoult, on phone at center, outside the Mauritian Prime Minister's office in Port Louis, Mauritius, Thursday, Oct. 3, 2024, after the news that the U.K. had agreed to hand sovereignty of the long-contested Chagos Islands to Mauritius. (Sokrah Kiranchand/l'Express Mauritius via AP)

Chagossians, led by Olivier Bancoult, on phone at centre, outside the Mauritian Prime Minister's office in Port Louis, Mauritius, Thursday, Oct. 3, 2024 after the news that the U.K. had agreed to hand sovereignty of the long-contested Chagos Islands to Mauritius. (Sokrah Kiranchand/l'Express Mauritius via AP)

Chagossians, led by Olivier Bancoult, on phone at centre, outside the Mauritian Prime Minister's office in Port Louis, Mauritius, Thursday, Oct. 3, 2024 after the news that the U.K. had agreed to hand sovereignty of the long-contested Chagos Islands to Mauritius. (Sokrah Kiranchand/l'Express Mauritius via AP)