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Recently, some 600 Egyptian nationals residing illegally in Libya queued outside the Tripoli-based- Directorate of Combatting Illegal Migration (DCIM) to receive a pass that would enable them to leave Libya. Until recently, United Nations agencies were responsible for repatriating refugees and migrants in Libya
Libya is set to extradite illegal workers staying there without proper permission. Recently, some 600 Egyptian nationals residing illegally in Libya queued outside the Tripoli-based- Directorate of Combating Illegal Migration (DCIM) to receive a pass that would enable them to leave Libya. Until recently, United Nations agencies were responsible for repatriating refugees and migrants in Libya.
Libya is set to extradite illegal workers staying there without proper permission. Recently, some 600 Egyptian nationals residing illegally in Libya queued outside the Tripoli-based- Directorate of Combating Illegal Migration (DCIM) to receive a pass that would enable them to leave Libya. Until recently, United Nations agencies were responsible for repatriating refugees and migrants in Libya.
A recent agreement between Libya’s two administrations entrusted the DCIM, which is affiliated with the western government’s interior ministry, the charge of deportations.
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The migrants, mostly men, embarked on a 1,375-km-long journey to the Egyptian crossing facility of Esmaed on buses. Thousands of Egyptians have lived in Libya for years. Many were working in sectors like agriculture, construction, and other sectors. Some pass through Libya in an attempt to reach Europe. The North African country has also become a hub for tens of thousands of migrants seeking to reach Europe by sea every year. In June, Libyan media broadcast unverified footage showing nearly 1,000 Egyptians guarded by soldiers and forced to reach the Egyptian border on foot. According to the UN International Organisation for Migration, more than 700,000 migrants were present on Libyan territory between May and June of this year.
