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EU Initiative Detains and Deports Thousands of Migrants in Mauritania

Thousands of migrants in Mauritania, dependent on street work for survival, have been detained in poor conditions and deported to remote borders. The actions form part of an EU-supported initiative to curb Atlantic migration routes to Europe. Al Jazeera reported on the developmen…