Norway to return 500 migrants to Eritrea

Norway to return 500 migrants to Eritrea


Norway plans to return 500 migrants to Eritrea pending a return agreement with the Eritrean Government, according to Dr. Nazareth Amlesom Kifle.

The 500 migrants, which some have been living in the country for up to a decade, will consist of Eritreans who have broken Norwegian laws, Dr Nazareth said.

Due to the large number of Ethiopian migrants who masquerade as Eritreans when entering the EU, Norway is screening the migrants to see if they are from Ethiopia by checking their Tigrinya dialects and background, she added.

Many African migrants, particularly Ethiopians, claim they are Eritreans when entering Western countries due these countries unfairly selecting Eritreans with asylum approvals over others.

This politically motivated policy induces more Eritrean economic migrants to leave their homeland, which in turn, causes more African migrants to pretend to be Eritrean when entering the EU.

Dr. Nazareth Kifle

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