According to the U.N. mission, Libyan authorities have detained thousands of men, women and children from the streets and their homes, or following raids on alleged traffickers’ camps and warehouses. Last week eastern Libya authorities deported thousands of migrants into Egypt, making them cross the border by foot. In Tripoli, migration police have recently deployed at a major city roundabout where many migrants gathered daily for work. Despite insecurity in Libya, where political control is contested and armed factions control most territory, the country is home to about half a million migrants. Both Prime Minister Abdulhamid al-Dbeibah in Tripoli and eastern Libyan military commander Khalifa Haftar recently travelled to Rome where Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni is pushing to reduce migrant crossings to Italy.

Source: Libya Today June 12, 2023 18:50 UTC