#undocumented migrants

The Aliens and migration service announced on Friday that more than 4,000 third country nationals have been repatriated this year so far. According to official figures, this represents more than 85 per ...

Police on Sunday arrested a 24-year-old man for an investigated case of helping third-country nationals to enter the Republic illegally. The case concerns the arrival by sea of 20 people in ...

Smugglers facilitating irregular entries into Cyprus are adapting their operations which has in turn prompted the government to alter its approach, setting up a special task force. Interior Minister Constantinos ...

Police on Monday arrested a 27-year-old skipper following the arrival of yet another boat in Famagusta transporting irregular migrants. The coast guard intercepted the latest boat, spotted around 4pm at 12 ...

Seven illegal immigrants arrived at Cape Greco by speed boat on Sunday around 10am. Authorities detected the boat initially 11 nautical miles southeast of the headland. The coast guard intercepted the ...

Three men believed to have been the captains of boats carrying 33 migrants, were remanded in Famagusta district court for seven days on Friday. Police said it had secured testimonies that ...

Police on Wednesday reported another migrant boat arrival off the coast of Famagusta. In little over two months, since May 9, the coast guard has intercepted 17 boats, carrying a total of 419 ...

A 27-year-old man was remanded on Tuesday to facilitate investigations after the arrival of a boat with 20 migrants off the coast of Famagusta. The boat was initially detected by coast ...

Four men were remanded for eight days on Monday for enabling illegal migrants, setting off from Syria, to enter the Republic. According to police, members of the coast guard identified ...

Italy on Friday alerted Greece to a vessel holding dozens of migrants sailing off the southern coastal town of Pylos, two sources said, just two days after an overcrowded fishing ...

A 38-year-old man has been jailed for two years after being found guilty of aiding third country nationals to illegally enter the country, having driven a boat from Syria into ...

A 25-year-old man was remanded at Famagusta district court for eight days on Thursday, suspected of driving a boat with 13 migrants to the Cape Greco coast. Police said that at ...

The district court of Famagusta on Friday issued an eight-day remand order against a 34-year-old man arrested for transporting 15 irregular migrants by boat to the island. Among other things, the ...

Police on Wednesday arrested a 48-year-old man for assisting the arrival illegal immigrants into the Republic. According to police statement, shortly before 1pm, a boat approximately seven meters long was ...

Paphos police arrested two suspects on Monday for cases of burglary, theft, traffic violations, use of illegal drugs and illegal stay in the Republic. According to the police spokesman, Nikos ...

A 17-year-old was remanded for eight days on Tuesday to facilitate investigations into the arrival of a boat transporting 18 irregular migrants from Syria the previous night. The boat was spotted 10 ...

Police arrested a 36-year-old man, suspected of captaining a boat with 26 persons on board that arrived off the coast of Famagusta, authorities said on Thursday. The boat was intercepted by ...

Police on Tuesday arrested a 38-year-old man to facilitate investigation into a case involving the transportation of illegal immigrants. According to a statement by police, around 6 pm on Tuesday authorities ...

Twelve illegal immigrants were arrested by Turkish Cypriot police in the village of Kazivera west of Morphou, among them an 11-year-old child, reports said on Friday. The reports said that ...

Α 19-year-old man has been remanded on suspicion of assisting the illegal entry of Syrian migrants into the Republic, police said on Monday. A vessel with 12 men, two women and six ...

Eight out of the 21 people arrested for illegally residing on the island during a nationwide sweep over the weekend were found in Paphos, police said on Monday. During the operation ...

The government facilitated 1,172 returns of people to their country of origin in January, according to Interior Minister Nicos Nouris. The 1,172 returns is a huge boost of 469 per cent compared to ...

Four migrants, including three children, died after their boat sank off the island of Leros in the southeastern Aegean Sea on Sunday, the Greek coast guard said. The coast guard ...

Cyprus has repatriated close to 7,000 migrants during 2022 and is a model within the EU for such returns, according to Interior Minister Nicos Nouris. According to figures from the European Border ...