© 2016 Reuters Saudi Arabia has announced plans to expel migrants working or living illegally in the kingdom. The money that Ethiopian migrants globally send back home is significant—over $4 billion in 2015 —and plays an important role in mitigating the crippling poverty in Ethiopian households. But while many of the Ethiopians in Saudi come for economic reasons, a significant number arrived after fleeing serious abuses at the hands of their government. By the end of June, only 45,000 Ethiopians had registered with the Saudi government and voluntarily returned home. For the rest, with no asylum system to turn to and deportations imminent, Ethiopian migrants understandably live in fear.

Source: Ethiopian News August 24, 2017 10:30 UTC