Crossing the berm to visit relatives on either side is considered a crime by the Moroccan authorities – the Moroccans consider even crossing via Mauritania or A

Crossing the berm to visit relatives on either side is considered a crime by the Moroccan authorities – the Moroccans consider even crossing via Mauritania or Algeria to be illegal. So, overall the wall was definitely designed to limit movement of the Saharawis and make sure that those pushed out of Moroccan Western Sahara stay out.