Nationalities of Migrants Who Arrived in Malta from Libya Last Week

From the Times of Malta (sources: Home Affairs Ministry and parliamentary replies) and as noted on EASO Monitor:

Nationalities of migrants who arrived last week

• Somalia – 411
• Eritrea – 250
• Ethiopia – 87
• Ivory Coast – 26
• Mali – 16
• Pakistan – 14
• Sudan – 6
• Nigeria – 6
• Yemen – 2
• Mauritania – 1

• Total: 819

Migrants in Malta before Libya crisis

• Held in detention: 79
• Living in open centres: 2,224
• Living in the community: 1,400

• Total: 3,703

Migrant arrivals in previous years

• 2007: 1,702
• 2008: 2,775
• 2009: 1,397
• 2010: 27

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