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The International Organization for Migration (IOM) said Monday 885 migrants were intercepted and returned to Libya in the past week.
As Europe resorts to desperate measures to contain a growing immigration crisis, the UN has condemned a move by Italy to enact stringent laws against NGOs and humanitarian groups involved in search and rescue (SAR) missions in the central Mediterranean.
The Tunisian coastguard said Sunday it had intercepted overnight more than 400 migrants trying to reach Europe by sea in 16 separate operations off the North African country’s coast.
Five suspected migrant smugglers, including three Bangladeshi and two Sudanese nationals who reached Lampedusa, Italy on December 26, were arrested by police on aggravated charges of favoring illegal migration, criminal association, torture and kidnapping for extortion, judicial sources said Monday.
The International Organization for Migration (IOM) said on Monday that 331 migrants were rescued and returned to Libya in the past week.
National Commission for Human Rights in Libya (NCHRL), has rejected converting Libya into large detention center for migrants to protect Europe.
The Nigeria Immigration Service (NIS) said it rescued 45 victims of human trafficking in 2022 in Jigawa State, Nigerian Daily Post newspaper reported.
Eighty five Chadian citizens were deported to their home country after completing their sentences in Libya, according to the Chadian Embassy.
International Organization for Migration (IOM) said Monday 1,042 migrants were intercepted and returned to Libya in the period of 11 – 17 December 2022.