The US welcomed Morocco’s achievements in the field of human rights and democratic consolidation, underscoring in particular the protection of migrants’ rights and the policy of regularization and integration adopted by the Kingdom. The State Department recalled that in December 2016, Morocco launched the second phase of its migrant regularization program to provide legal status to migrants in exceptional circumstances. As of October, 22,986 individuals had received status under the program, of the more than 25,000 requests submitted, the report recalled. Morocco facilitated the resettlement of recognized refugees to third countries when necessary, or voluntary returns, in cooperation with UNHCR, the report added. Syrians and Yemenis benefit from “exceptional regularization” outside of the more permanent migrant regularization program, the report noted.

Source: The North Africa Journal April 22, 2018 13:52 UTC