Immigration Minister Robert Jenrick is set to visit North Africa this week to discuss with international partners ‘the shared global challenge of organised immigration crime’ sallyguyoncourt reports
His hardline approach to sub-Saharan Africans entering the country has seen a surge in the numbers of migrants trying to leave and cross from Tunisia to Italy. According to UN data, at least 12,000 migrants who have reached Italy so far in 2023 set sail from Tunisia compared with 1,300 in the same period of 2022.
In return, Mr Anmar said: “Tunisia is willing to strengthen cooperation with all partners to combat human trafficking and to protect migrants.Migrants are brought back into the port of Sfax onboard a Tunisian coast guard ship after they were stopped at sea during their attempt to cross to Italy. Algerian authorities dismantled an international network specialising in trafficking people through Algeria to Europe in March this year, according to local media.
Algerian Minister of Justice Abderrachid Tebbi announced in 2022 a government plan to strengthen penalties against illegal immigration network and offer psychological and social assistance to young people who are victims of these networks.The nation is considered a transit country for migrants from Africa heading to Europe.
Migrants queue in front of a bus outside a deportation office in the Libyan capital Tripoli before their deportation. The Libyan Ministry of Defence announced last week it had carried out “precise and targeted air strikes” against smugglers’ hideouts in the western coastal region.
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