EU-backed migrant crackdowns in Mauritania fuel fear and deportations
Summary
Thousands of migrants in Mauritania have been detained and deported to distant border areas as part of a program supported by the European Union to stop migration to Europe through Atlantic routes. Many migrants who remain in the capital city say they are afraid to leave their homes.Key Facts
- Migrants in Mauritania often work on the streets to survive.
- Authorities have rounded up thousands of these migrants.
- The detained migrants face poor conditions while in custody.
- Many of these migrants have been sent to remote border regions.
- The European Union supports this effort to block migration paths to Europe.
- Migrants still in Mauritania report feeling scared to go outside.
- The crackdown focuses on stopping migration along Atlantic routes.
- The report comes from Al Jazeera’s correspondent in Nouakchott, the capital of Mauritania.
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