EU-backed migrant crackdowns in Mauritania fuel fear and deportations
An EU-backed campaign in Mauritania to curb migration has led to the mass detention and deportation of migrants, many of whom are now too fearful to leave their homes. Thousands relying on informal street work have been targeted, held in poor conditions, and expelled to remote border areas. The crackdown aims to disrupt Atlantic migration routes to Europe. Al Jazeera's Shola Lawal reported from Nouakchott on the growing climate of fear.
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Toggle PlayEU-backed migrant crackdowns in Mauritania fuel fear and deportationsNewsFeedEU-backed migrant crackdowns in Mauritania fuel fear and deportationsThousands of migrants in Mauritania who once relied on daily street work to survive have been rounded up, detained in poor conditions and deported to remote borders under an EU-backed effort to halt Atlantic migration routes to Europe. Al Jazeera’s Shola Lawal reports from Nouakchott where those who remain say they are too afraid to step outside.Published On 28 Apr 202628 Apr 2026SaveClick here to share on social mediashare-nodesSharefacebookxwhatsapp-strokecopylinkgoogleAdd Al Jazeera on Googleinfo
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