12 Jun 2024
Libya deports over 160 Bangladeshi migrants

Libya deports over 160 Bangladeshi migrants

Libyan authorities have deported at least 163 migrants back to Bangladesh.
Libya is seen as an exit point for irregular migrants who want to illegally reach Europe via the Mediterranean. / Photo: AA

Libya deported 163 Bangladeshi illegal migrants in cooperation with the UN's International Organization for Migration (IOM).

Libya's Anti-Illegal Immigration Agency said on Tuesday that operations continue against illegal migrants who do not have a residence permit in Libya.

In cooperation with IOM, the 163 illegal migrants were sent back from Benina International Airport in Benghazi on June 10.

Libya is seen as an exit point for irregular migrants who want to illegally reach Europe via the Mediterranean.

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