Egypt To Deport Foreigners With No Residency Documents: Media
Date
6/28/2024 10:11:47 PM
(MENAFN- Nam News Network)
CAIRO, Jun 29 (NNN-MENA) – Egypt will deport foreigners without documents, required to obtain residency permits, Egypt's Al-Qahera News TV channel reported, yesterday.
Foreigners will also be deported, if they commit crimes that require expulsion or forced removal under the law, said the report, citing a high-ranking security source.
The official source said, Egyptian law enforcement authorities adhere to the legal and legislative framework, in their dealings with refugee data, adding that, these procedures are carried out with no discrimination between one nationality and another.
With a population of over 106 million people, Egypt currently hosts nearly nine million foreign residents, from more than 130 countries, including hundreds of thousands of refugees, mostly from Sudan, Syria, and Palestine, according to the Egyptian government.
The UN High Commissioner for Refugees, said in a recent report that, over 600,000 registered refugees and asylum-seekers from 62 different nationalities now reside in Egypt.– NNN-MENA
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