#illegal immigrants

The state has not managed to find a way for 297 contract special police officers to remain on the force, the House legal committee heard on Wednesday, with MPs voicing disappointment ...

A Sicilian judge has ordered six members of an Italian charity ship to stand trial on accusations of aiding illegal immigration, the first time crew members of a rescue vessel ...

Fifty people residing illegally in Cyprus were arrested on Sunday, in the framework of an island-wide coordinated operation carried out by the immigration service. The police said those arrested would ...

A man was arrested on Monday for driving a stolen car, after he was stopped in Kokkinotrimithia for a routine check. The 33-year-old driver was driving without a driving licence ...

Another 15 third country nationals residing in Cyprus illegally were repatriated on Friday during a joint operation between the authorities and Frontex. The flight was arranged by the Greek authorities, according ...

Police on Friday were accused of lying over their version of events about a raid on a Limassol flat that ended with the death of one Bangladeshi national. As questions ...

The death of the Bangladeshi migrant worker has revealed “in the most tragic way” how certain rings continue to profit off cheap labour and illegal employment, Akel charged on Thursday. ...

In total 25 irregular migrants were spotted at the coastal area of Ayia Napa in the early morning hours on Saturday. Police said the new migrants arrived in the island by ...

Cypriot police took part in a joint operation for the repatriation of 16 third country nationals who were residing illegally on the island, through a joint flight organised by Greek authorities. ...

Police had to intervene when an anti-migrant protest by Chloraka residents turned violent on Sunday afternoon. There was rock-throwing between some of the villagers and third-country nationals who happened to ...

Police on Saturday announced that two individuals, aged 45 and 46, have been arrested to facilitate police investigations regarding a suspected case of aiding third-country nationals to enter the Republic of Cyprus ...

Communities hosting large numbers of migrants and asylum seekers gave out another ‘SOS’ on Tuesday, complaining of rising crime, squatting and general nuisance. At the House ad hoc committee on ...

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 ...

Cyprus is to receive €72m in EU funding which will be partly used to construct the first pre-departure centre for rejected asylum seekers and irregular migrants, Interior Minister Nicos Nouris ...

The European Union needs to show solidarity on the issue of irregular migration in a tangible way, Interior Minister Nicos Nouris said on Monday, adding that the latest proposal by ...