Cyprus, Greece and Bulgaria conduct first joint forced return flight
Cyprus, Greece and Bulgaria, supported by Frontex, returned 51 illegally residing third-country nationals to their countries of origin.
Nicosia, Cyprus. Cyprus, Greece and Bulgaria carried out their first joint forced return flight for illegally residing third-country nationals, returning 51 people to their countries of origin with support from Frontex.
Joint operation
The flight was organised by the immigration service, with support from the foreign ministry and the deputy migration ministry.
Cyprus returned about 35 third-country nationals who had been residing in the country illegally. Greek authorities returned 15 people, while Bulgarian authorities returned one.
Repatriations this year
Since the beginning of the year, a total of 6,027 third-country nationals have been repatriated from Cyprus to their countries of origin.
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