Saudi Deport 13,000 Yemenis Last Year
Local News: Saudi authorities deport 2000 Yemenis
Wednesday 27 February 2008 / marebpress
The Saudi authorities have deported 2000 Yemenis during two weeks on board of trade Saudi ships due to illegal immigration claims.
The independent Newsyemen website reported a source as saying that Hudeidah port has received today the Egyptian ship, Sarah, which carried on board 965 Yemenis coming from the Kingdom of Suadi Arabia.
The source said that the deportees were in bad psychological and physical status due the circumstance of detention in Saudia Arabia.
The Yemenis were detained in different Saudi cities and they have entered Saudi lands illegally through the borders and some them have entered Saudi with the pretext of performing Omra (visiting Kaba), the source said..
Before two weeks, the Saudi authorities deported 997 Yemeni illegal migrants.
The report issued by the coast guards in Hudeidah last year mentioned that Hudeidah port received 13 thousands Yemeni deportees including children, women and old people.
The report added that the Saudi authorities deported the Yemenis for illegal migrations, security cases, smuggling drugs, burglary etc.
