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Libya Detains 1,500 Undocumented Migrants in Tripoli Raid Amid Mounting Migration Pressures - teleSUR English
Libyan authorities detained approximately 1,500 undocumented migrant workers during a large-scale raid on informal settlements east of Tripoli on Saturday, exposing the precarious living conditions of foreign laborers in the war-torn country. The operation, led by the Anti-Illegal Immigration Authority and overseen by Labour Minister Ali al-Abed, targeted makeshift housing compounds enclosed by high walls and gates, where migrants—mostly from Eg…
Libya detains 1,500 undocumented migrants in Tripoli raid
Libyan authorities detained on Saturday some 1,500 undocumented migrant workers in a raid on a neighbourhood housing them east of the capital Tripoli, an AFP reporter saw. "Saturday's inspections uncovered housing units where undocumented foreign workers were living," Libyan labour minister Ali al-Abed, who was present during the raid, told reporters. "These workers, of various nationalities, had no residency permits, no official passports, and …
Libyan Authorities Arrest 1500 Migrants near Tripoli
Libyan authorities have detained more than 1,500 foreign workers in a large-scale raid on informal settlements east of Tripoli, the Ministry of Labour announced on Saturday. The operation, attended by Labour Minister Ali Al-Abed, targeted what he described as “large, unregulated housing clusters for foreign labour.” Al-Abed stated that the detained workers, of various nationalities, lacked residence permits, official documentation, or medical ch…
Libya detains 1,500 migrants near Tripoli
Libyan authorities on Saturday detained approximately 1,500 undocumented migrant workers during an extensive raid on a specific neighborhood located east of the capital Tripoli. Libyan Labor Minister Ali al-Abed confirmed inspections uncovered numerous housing units where these foreign workers resided without proper permits or essential health records. Libya remains embroiled in persistent conflict since Moamer Kadhafi’s 2011 overthrow, leaving …
The Libyan security forces have arrested about 1,500 illegal foreign workers near Tripoli, "in order to contain the problem of illegal immigration in Libya," announced the authorities. The police operation was conducted at dawn in al-Sabaa, suburb of Tripoli, "under the direct supervision of the Minister of Labour, Ali al-Abed, in the presence of labour inspectors, the Agency for the fight against illegal immigration and municipal police," said …
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