A total of 233 persons who were illegally residing in Cyprus, left the country last week (18-25/11/2023), as part of the Police’s efforts to return third-country nationals to their countries of origin.
In the same context, ten persons who were illegally residing in Cyprus departed on Saturday, by forced return of FRONTEX. This is the 13th participation of the Cyprus Police in such operations, while the participation of Cyprus in two more operations is expected by the end of the year.
It is noted that, since the beginning of the year, 8618 persons who were illegally residing in Cyprus have been repatriated to their countries of origin, through the removal procedures of migrants residing in Cyprus illegally.
The efforts of the Police and of the Aliens and Immigration Department to increase the number of returns continue.
