Where did Libya repatriate more than 7,000 illegal immigrants?

The anti-illegal immigration office in the western Libyan city of Sa 'Blatas says that more than 7,000 illegal immigrants have been repatriated recently.

In a statement, the Anti-illegal Immigration Office said that as one of its efforts to crack down on illegal immigrants, it is now working with the armed security forces in Blatas to gradually inspect reception centers for illegal immigrants. The statement pointed out that the number of illegal immigrants repatriated this time was 7,428, including many pregnant women and children, mainly from Arab countries, sub-Saharan African countries and some Asian countries.

Since 20 1 1, the security situation in Libya has deteriorated continuously, and the government has been unable to effectively manage the coastal borders. Some illegal immigrants used Libya as a transit point and smuggled across the Mediterranean to European countries.

Sa 'Blatas is located in the coastal zone about 70km west of Tripoli, the capital of Libya, and it is one of the gathering places of Libyan and African stowaways.