Thread: Libya arrests 240 illegal immigrants

Libya arrests 240 illegal immigrants

TRIPOLI (AFP) — Libyan authorities have arrested 240 illegal immigrants and are preparing to repatriate them, the interior ministry said on Thursday.

Those detained in operations around the country were of various nationalities, a statement said without giving details of when the arrests took place.

With 1,770 kilometres (1,100 miles of coastline), Libya is a popular jumping off point for people seeking to reach Europe from elsewhere in Africa. Malta and the Italian island of Lampedusa are only a few hundred kilometres away.

The Italian interior ministry recently said 16,482 illegal immigrants landed in Italy last year, adding that they probably came from Libya.

In December, Tripoli and Rome signed an accord to cooperate in the battle against illegal immigration, which includes joint sea patrols.

Oil-rich Libya has a native population of six million, with an estimated one million more living there illegally. In January, Tripoli announced a massive operation to round up and repatriate illegal aliens.
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We'll send you our ACLU . No thanks necessary

Originally Posted by tencz57

We'll send you our ACLU . No thanks necessary

and we dont want them back

They can have the Chamber of Commerence also!!

The Italian interior ministry recently said 16,482 illegal immigrants landed in Italy last year, adding that they probably came from Libya.

We should be so lucky try 500,000 across your border every year

Originally Posted by SOSADFORUS

They can have the Chamber of Commerence also!!

The Italian interior ministry recently said 16,482 illegal immigrants landed in Italy last year, adding that they probably came from Libya.

We should be so lucky try 500,000 across your border every year

Actually, The Border Patrol estimates about 1.3 million people enter this country illegally every year.