Gaddafi's government had tight border controls and prevented illegal entry into europe. Since Libya fell the country has become a prime route for migrants seeking to cross the borders into europe. 2014 Vice film https://video.vice.com/en_us/video/europe-or-die-storming-th...

Now Libya is again a barrier to european entry as Vice and now Ian Urbina /nyt describe. https://video.vice.com/en_us/video/europe-or-die-libyas-migr...