- Title: Libya deports illegal Nigerian migrants from Misrata
- Date: 6th June 2017
- Summary: MISRATA, LIBYA (JUNE 6, 2017) (REUTERS) VARIOUS OF WOMEN MIGRANTS IN DETENTION CENTRE SAYING GOODBYE TO OTHER MIGRANTS VARIOUS OF MIGRANTS LEAVING DETENTION CENTRE CARRYING THEIR BELONGINGS (SOUNDBITE) (Arabic) INTERNATIONAL ORGANIZATION FOR MIGRATION (IOM) REPRESENTATIVE, HISHAM AL-MAGRASH, SAYING: "Today are voluntarily returning 26 men and women from Nigeria, in coordination with the IOM's Misrata branch." VARIOUS OF MIGRANTS GETTING INTO BUS VARIOUS OF MIGRANTS SITTING IN BUS BUS LEAVING DETENTION CENTRE VARIOUS OF MIGRANTS PUTTING THEIR LUGGAGE ON AIRPORT TROLLEYS VARIOUS OF MIGRANTS ARRIVING AT MISRATA INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT VARIOUS OF MIGRANTS GOING THROUGH SECURITY CONTROL VARIOUS OF MIGRANTS WAITING AT AIRPORT MAN WEARING JACKET BEARING LOGO (English): "IOM (International Organization for Migration)" VARIOUS OF WOMEN MIGRANTS GOING THROUGH PASSPORT CONTROL
- Embargoed: 20th June 2017 21:14
- Keywords: International Organization for Migration voluntary returns Libya deportation Nigerian migrants
- Location: MISRATA, LIBYA
- City: MISRATA, LIBYA
- Country: Libya
- Topics: Asylum/Immigration/Refugees,Government/Politics
- Reuters ID: LVA0016K546RR
- Aspect Ratio: 16:9
- Story Text: Twenty six illegal migrants from Nigeria boarded a charter flight at Misrata Airport on Tuesday (June 6) to return home as part of a "voluntary return" programme sponsored by the Libyan government and the International Organization for Migration (IOM).
The IOM is an intergovernmental organization that provides services and advice concerning migration to governments and migrants, including internally displaced persons, refugees, and migrant workers.
The programme is one of the few ways European Union states can fund action inside lawless Libya, which has become the main migration departure point for Europe, as they scramble to stem record flows across the central Mediterranean.
The IOM flew 2,775 migrants back last year, and is expecting to increase that number to between 7,000 and 10,000 in 2017, with new European funding. - Copyright Holder: REUTERS
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