Tunisia Expels African Migrants Intercepted at Sea miragenews.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from miragenews.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
Click to expand Image Black African migrants and asylum seekers walk in the desert near the Tunisia-Algeria border between July 5 and 7, 2023 after collective expulsion or forcible transfer there from Sfax, Tunisia, by Tunisian security forces. 2023 Private (Tunis) - The Tunisian National Guard collectively expelled over 100 migrants from multiple African countries to the border with Algeriaon September 18 and 20, 2023, Human Rights Watch said today. Those expelled, which included children and possibly asylum seekers, had been intercepted at sea and returned to Tunisia by the Coast Guard, part of the National Guard. These operations may signal a dangerous shift in Tunisian policy, as authorities had previously usually released intercepted migrants in Tunisia after disembarkation. The EU signed with Tunisia on July 16 a memorandum of understanding to increase funding to the Tunisian security forces, including the Coast Guard, to stem irregular sea migration to Europe. "Only two mo
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Tunisia expels over 100 African migrants to Algerian border, raising concerns over a potential shift in policy, as rights groups call for condemnation and halt in EU funding.