2,332 deportations of third country nationals from Cyprus since the beginning of the year Three more joint operations for the forced return of third country nationals were carried out in recent months
A joint operation for the forced return of nationals of the Democratic Republic of Congo with police escort in cooperation with the Belgian authorities and the FRONTEX Agency took place last Tuesday.
According to the Police, last Tuesday, June 14, 2022, the Aliens and Immigration Service (A&M), in cooperation with the Belgian authorities and the FRONTEX Agency with police escort, carried out a joint forced return flight of third country nationals, including 16 nationals of the Democratic Republic of Congo, who were in detention. All the deported foreigners were returned safely to their country of origin.EU Member States and FRONTEX as follows:
19/01/22 to Congo
29/03/22 to Bangladesh
26/04/22 to Pakistan.
A joint return flight is also planned in cooperation with FRONTEX for 28/06/2022 for the deportation of 17 Third Country Nationals.
In addition, the Police in coordination with the Ministry of Interior as of January 1, 2022 carried out 2,332 deportations/returns of third country nationals of which 304 involved persons in detention.
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