Population and Immigration Authority
Israel Plans to Move more than 16,000 African Migrants to Western Countries
Jerusalem (CNN) - Israel has agreed to cancel plans to deport thousands of migrants to third countries after striking a deal with the United Nations Refugee Agency.
Israel’s southern barrier: Zero illegal migrants entered in the past year
Not a single infiltration from the Sinai Peninsula into Israel was recorded over the past 12 months, the Population and Immigration Authority said on Sunday.
Officials credit this surprising statistic to the fence Israel built along its border with Egypt several years ago.