More than two thousand irregular migrants were deported from Cyprus to their countries of origin in 2021, Police spokesperson, Christos Andreou, has told the Cyprus News Agency (CNA), noting that during the last two years the number of deportations has doubled.
According to Andreou, in 2018 695 deportations took place while in 2019 417. In 2020 1,272 deportations were carried out while in 2021 they reached 2,320.
Source: Cyprus News Agency