Filenew 12 April 2024
A joint forced-return flight, with the deportation of a number of persons staying illegally in the territory of the Republic of Cyprus, was carried out on 9/4/2024 by the Cyprus Police in cooperation with the Greek authorities, under the coordination of the FRONTEX Agency.
This is the 4th participation of the Cyprus Police in a joint repatriation and deportation operation of FRONTEX for this year.
A total of 3,337 persons residing illegally in Cyprus have been deported/repatriated from the territory of the Republic of Cyprus in 2024, as part of the Police's efforts to return third-country nationals to their countries of origin.
In the same period last year, the total number was 2,348 deportations/repatriations.
The efforts of the Police and the Aliens and Immigration Service to maximize the number of returns continue.
