Tunisian Foreign Minister doubles down over “voluntary return” policy

Mohamed Ali Nafti, Tunisian Foreign Minister, doubled down on Wednesday on his country’s voluntary returns policy. He said the country still supports the process of voluntary returns “as a mechanism for safekeeping irregular migrants on Tunisian land” rather than forced removals of Tunisian nationals suspected of crimes in Germany.

Tunisia, a major North African has also been a stepping stone for migrants from other countries trying to…