Libya deports migrants back to Egypt: official
Libyan authorities on Wednesday said they began sending hundreds of irregular migrants to their home country Egypt.
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Libyan authorities on Wednesday said they began sending hundreds of irregular migrants to their home country Egypt.
Libya sent 600 irregular migrants back to Egypt in November and a further 650 in December
Libyan authorities on Wednesday began sending 350 irregular migrants to their home country Egypt, an immigration official told AFP. War-torn Libya has become as a key departure point on North Africas Mediterranean coast for migrants, mainly from other parts of Africa, risking dange ..
Until recently, UN agencies were responsible for repatriating refugees and migrants in Libya.
Until recently, United Nations agencies were responsible for repatriating refugees and migrants in Libya. But after a recent agreement between Libya's two administrations, the DCIM, which is affiliated with the western government's interior ministry, was put in charge of deportations.