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The Anti-Illegal Migration Agency in the Eastern Region of Tobruk has deported over 7,000 illegal migrants during the first half of this year.
Libya Review reports that a total of &,525 illegal migrants were deported. 239 of them were injured, eleven were suffering from HIV/AIDS. The injured included 134 Egyptians, 85 Sudanese, seven Guineans, three Nigerians, and one Bangladeshi.
The deported migrants included 992 Egyptians, 5,627 Sudanese, 439 Nigerians, 120 Nigeriens, 31 Ghanaians, 185 Chadians, three Pakistanis, three Algerians, seven Eritreans, two Ethiopians, six Congolese, 60 Guineans, two Malians, 29 Bangladeshis, seven Somalis, one Indian, one Iraqi, two Syrians, and eight Yemenis.
The International Organization for Migration had facilitated the voluntary return of 80,000 refugees to their home countries over the past nine years, in coordination with the Anti-Illegal Immigration Agency. The IOM reported that 2,733 victims of human trafficking, 843 unaccompanied or separated children, and 5,144 migrants with medical needs benefited from the voluntary return program.
Funded by the European Union and the governments of Switzerland and Italy, the voluntary program ensures that migrants receive necessary humanitarian assistance and a safe, dignified, and expedited journey back to their countries of origin.
