Cyprus Mail28 Jun 2026

Over 4,000 migrants repatriated this year

From the beginning of 2026 until Sunday, a total of 4,021 people have been repatriated or deported from Cyprus, police said on Sunday.

In a social media post, the force said members of the aliens and migration service recently participated in a joint forced return operation with the Frontex agency, in the context of which third-country nationals residing illegally in Cyprus were repatriated and deported....

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