Tripoli, March 10 -- Libya's Government of National Unity (GNU) on Sunday refuted reports alleging that Libya plans to resettle undocumented immigrants within the country, saying the reports are "misleading" and "completely false" in an official statement.

The denial comes amid social media claims of a statement by Minister of Local Governance Badr Al-Din Al-Toumi regarding the settlement of undocumented immigrants in Libya.

The claims surfaced following his meeting on Saturday in Tripoli with Nicoletta Giordano, chief of the International Organization for Migration mission in Libya.

The GNU reiterated Libya's steadfast position on illegal migration, recalling its categorical rejection of immigrant resettlement plans during the Trans-M...