Analysis - Despite the dangers, Saudi Arabia remains a top destination for irregular migrants searching for a better life.
It's common to come across people who have been smuggled into Saudi Arabia as many as 15 times
These organisations also asked Ethiopia to repatriate its citizens. The two countries eventually agreed in March 2022 to send home over 100 000 Ethiopians living in Saudi Arabia, most of whom were in detention centres. A year later, on 4 April 2023, Ethiopia's Foreign Affairs Ministrythat about 131 000 Ethiopians had been brought back. The repatriation involved numerous organisations, such as IOM and other international partners.
Tesfaye was part of the multisectoral task force that travelled to Saudi Arabia to coordinate the immigrants' return. There, he encountered an Ethiopian who remigrated to Saudi Arabia about 38 times. According to Deputy Commissioner Birhanu, it is common to come across people who have been smuggled into Saudi Arabia as many as 15 times.
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