Almost 7,000 people deported or repatriated this year

A total of 6,800 who were residing illegally in Cyprus have been deported or repatriated so far in 2024 as part of efforts to return third-country nationals to their countries of origin, police said on Friday.

The figure applies from January 1 to August 22. During the corresponding period last year, the total number of people sent back to their countries of origin either through deportation or voluntary repatriation, numbered 5,977.

The most recent flight went out on August...