Italy began on Monday August 10 the expulsion of Tunisian citizens deemed illegal at the time waves of migrants from the North African country still arrive to the shores of the European Union (UE) member. Italy, according to Foreign Minister Di Maio, will expel 80 Tunisians every week part of the process. “We will expulse every Tunisian citizens who will enter Italy. Italy has used expulsions to flash out illegal Tunisian citizens over the past years. In 2016, it deported 1,268 Tunisian migrants, 2,217 in 2017 and 1,739 the following year.

Source: The North Africa Journal August 11, 2020 16:07 UTC