Nicosia, Cyprus. Cyprus police said on Sunday that 4,021 people had been repatriated or deported from the country since the beginning of 2026. The announcement was made in a social media post by the force.
Police participation in Frontex operation
The police said members of the aliens and migration service recently took part in a joint forced return operation with the Frontex agency. In that operation, third-country nationals residing illegally in Cyprus were repatriated and deported.
Continued cooperation with EU institutions
According to the police, this was the 10th time Cyprus police had participated in a joint Frontex return operation in 2026. The force said this confirmed “the continuous cooperation with the European institutions for the effective management of irregular migration”.
EU relocation mechanism
Earlier this month, the deputy migration ministry said Cyprus had recorded the highest number of relocations among the five frontline Mediterranean EU member states: Cyprus, Greece, Italy, Malta and Spain.
The ministry added that the mechanism is part of wider EU efforts to support member states facing disproportionate migration pressures, with all related costs covered through the bloc’s asylum, migration and integration fund.
