An official from the National Coalition for Syrian Revolutionary and Opposition Forces disclosed to Al-Monitor in Beirut that the rebels in Syria do not have a plan to resolve the issue of people fleeing into Lebanon. He pointed out that displaced Syrians in Lebanon currently number approximately 250,000, with only 175,000 officially registered. They reside in many different places: with Lebanese families with whom they share family ties; in public institutions; in schools; and some of them have rented housing and found simple occupations to earn a living.
He confirmed that the Lebanese government is not enforcing the law that requires illegal aliens be returned to their native country after being arrested, noting that failure to register as a refugee legally categorizes one as a displaced person.
