Eritrean migrants “trapped” in Egypt as clampdown on illegal migration to Europe intensifies

A number of Eritreans are “trapped” in Cairo after Egypt cracked down on illegal migration to Europe, Eric Reidy writes for News Deeply. Since 2014, Eritreans looking for a route to Europe have started going through Egypt instead of Libya for safety concerns. With Egypt cracking down on illegal migration, “Eritreans who came to Egypt with no intention of staying are now stuck, and the community has more than doubled in size since the beginning of 2016… In many ways, their treatment in Egypt is better than in Sudan or Libya. But refugees here do not have the right to work and the Eritreans speak of regular verbal and physical harassment in the streets and in their homes.”