Yemen to deport 320 Ethiopian migrants

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Tuesday, June 08, 2010 4:21:29 AM GMT Tuesday, June 08, 2010 4:03:08 AM GMT

Yemen is deporting 320 Ethiopia migrants including 59 women who entered the country illegally, the country's Interior Ministry announced. Officials said the migrants were fleeing poverty and are in search of jobs but have been detained at the Taiz governorate, south-weastren part of Yemen.

The Interior Ministry has ordered the Immigration and Passport Authority in the region and the Prisons Authority to coordinate efforts to arrange for the transportation of the detainees to Sana'a before being deported to Ethiopia.

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