Libyan Interior Minister Imed Trabelsi revealed on Wednesday that Libya had repatriated more than 250 undocumented migrants hailing from sub-Saharan African nations and Asia back to their respective homelands.
In his statement, Trabelsi noted, “Today, a diverse group of individuals representing various nationalities will be deported from the Tarik al-Sikka detention centre. This group comprises people originating from Somalia, Niger, Chad, Sudan, Bangladesh, and Nigeria.”
This action follows an agreement reached on August 10 between Libya and its North African neighbor, Tunisia, to jointly shoulder the responsibility of providing shelter for hundreds of migrants who had become stranded at their shared border. This agreement marked the resolution of a month-long crisis that had been instigated by the mass expulsion of migrants by Tunis.
Approximately 2,000 migrants, predominantly hailing from sub-Saharan African nations, had been transported to the remote desert region of Ras Jedir by Tunisian authorities and left there to fend for themselves. These distressing events were corroborated by witness accounts, human rights organisations, and United Nations agencies.
