At least 20,842 undocumented migrants have been rescued at sea and returned to Libya so far this year. On Thursday, the Libyan Anti-illegal Immigration Department deported more than 200 undocumented migrants to their countries of origin. According to Nasser al-Khatroushi, head of the Deportation Office of the Anti-illegal Immigration Department, the migrants, who are from Egypt, Niger and Sudan, were deported by land to their own countries. The deportation was done for the first time in collaboration with the Anti-illegal Immigration Departments of Eastern and Southern Libya. According to the International Organization for Migration (IOM), 20,842 undocumented migrants, including women and children, have been rescued at sea and returned to Libya so far this year.

Source: Libya Today November 25, 2022 13:34 UTC