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Immigration: Tunisia to expel migrants trying to reach Italy
80 boat people intercepted off El Ktef to be processed, deported
(ANSAmed) - TUNIS, SEPTEMBER 13 - In a recent change of policy, Tunisia will expel all migrants intercepted while attempting to reach Italy by boat, sources said on Thursday.
First to be deported will be the 80 mostly sub-Saharan migrants the Tunisian Coast Guard blocked in a boat heading to Italy off the port of El Ktef, in the Medenine governorate, three days ago.
The 80 migrants were taken to Tunis on Wednesday for identification. Those not qualifying for asylum will be expelled, Tunisia's Radio Shems reported.
Asylum seekers will most likely be transferred to the Choucha refugee camp, near the border with Libya, where tens of thousands of refugees have been taken since last year.
First to be deported will be the 80 mostly sub-Saharan migrants the Tunisian Coast Guard blocked in a boat heading to Italy off the port of El Ktef, in the Medenine governorate, three days ago.
The 80 migrants were taken to Tunis on Wednesday for identification. Those not qualifying for asylum will be expelled, Tunisia's Radio Shems reported.
Asylum seekers will most likely be transferred to the Choucha refugee camp, near the border with Libya, where tens of thousands of refugees have been taken since last year.
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8,000 migrant landings this year, down from 60,000
'Growing cooperation' with countries of origin or transit
12 September, 16:27
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(ANSA) - Rome, September 12 - Only 8,000 illegal immigrants have landed on Italian shores so far this year - well below the 60,000 recorded last year, Interior Minister Anna Maria Cancellieri said Wednesday.
She praised the "growing cooperation offered by countries of origin or transit of illegal migration flows" as contributing to the decrease.
Given its long coastline and proximity to North Africa, Italy is especially vulnerable to illegal immigrants, she told the House in answer to a question. That means the government must focus a lot of attention and resources on the problem and is working particularly closely with authorities in Tunisia and Libya, she said.
She praised the "growing cooperation offered by countries of origin or transit of illegal migration flows" as contributing to the decrease.
Given its long coastline and proximity to North Africa, Italy is especially vulnerable to illegal immigrants, she told the House in answer to a question. That means the government must focus a lot of attention and resources on the problem and is working particularly closely with authorities in Tunisia and Libya, she said.
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