The local branch of Libya’s Counter-Illegal Immigration Agency in Marj has conducted a deportation operation involving 33 migrants of various nationalities residing irregularly within the country. These individuals were transferred to the designated detention centre in Ganfouda area, with the significant detail that a number of those deported were identified as suffering from contagious epidemic diseases. This necessitated the implementation of stringent and rigorous health and precautionary measures throughout the transfer and deportation process.
The operation was carried out under the direct instructions of the agency’s head, Major General Salah Mahmoud Al-Khafifi, and with the direct supervision and oversight of the director of the Marj branch, Lieutenant Colonel Montaser Ali Hussein. This move aligns with the ongoing efforts to control and regulate the situation of illegal migrants, and to facilitate and expedite the procedures related to their safe return to their countries of origin.
The local branch administration of the agency affirmed that continuous medical coordination accompanied the deportation operation from the beginning to the end to ensure the prevention of any potential infection among the migrants or the personnel involved in the deportation process.
The administration emphasised that such sensitive steps are implemented with the utmost precision and following the established international health and humanitarian standards, with the highest degree of care given to the health and safety of all concerned parties. It is worth noting that the Counter-Illegal Immigration Agency continues its diligent efforts in managing the complex issue of illegal migration in Libya. This includes facilitating the voluntary return of migrants to their home countries while fully adhering to the humanitarian and health aspects of these individuals during their period of detention and transit within the country.