Illegal Immigration

Illegal immigration is a subject of controversy between international organisations and security services inside Libya, who have been continually fighting these incidents in cooperation with local and international groups.

The Stability Support Apparatus (SSA) headed by Abdel-Ghani Al-Kikli (Ghnewa), is moving to confront the illegal immigration phenomenon in Libya's vast environment.From the west of Tripoli’s capital to its centre, the phenomenon of…

This Sunday evening, a meeting was held between the Ministry of Justice and the International Organization for Migration (IOM) to discuss the process of deporting foreign inmates from Libya.The meeting was chaired by the Director of the…

Migrants reacued by Libyan coastguards off Garabulli.Libya's coastguard said Friday it had rescued almost 400 migrants in four separate operations this week."Coastguard patrols rescued 391 clandestine migrants" from inflatable…

Libya's coastguard intercepted 137 migrants including 5 women and 3 children on Sunday, August 6, as they attempted to reach Europe, a migration official told Agence France-Presse.Amine al-Boussefi, head of a government agency in…

African migrants suffocated in van parked nearby Tripoli beach inside a van on the road nearby Garabulli beach, a suburban area outside Tripoli, Tripoli Illegal Immigration Interception Department's teams revealed on Sunday.The van…

1296 Nigerians were repatriated from Libya between January and May this year.According to the figures released, yesterday, by the International Organisation for Migration (IOM) during a stakeholders round table on irregular…

The Head of the United Nations refugee agency on Sunday urged Libyan authorities to free all asylum seekers and refugees from its detention centres as he visited Tripoli."I hope first of all that asylum seekers and refugees can be taken…