In 2023, the Norwegian police deported a total of 2319 people without legal residence from Norway. Of these, 209 were asylum seekers in Norway who received a final refusal. This means an increase of 46 people in the latter category compared to data for 2022, when the police carried out a total of 2695 deportations.
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Norwegian police deported 2319 people from Norway
– It is positive that the police managed to deport more people who applied for asylum in Norway last year as a result of a final refusal than in 2022, says PU head Arne Jørgen Olafsen.
He points out that several deportations involve demanding identification work, partly because there are many people decides not to cooperate with the police in clarifying his identity. Part of the problem is also that many people are staying at unknown addresses.
- Bigger number deporting people without legal residence helps prevent social security, explains Olafsen.
Last year in the case category Dublin/Safe Third Country* 664 people were returned (see explanation below), a significant increase compared to 366 people in 2022.
— The number of returns in this category of cases has almost doubled during the year. This is mainly due to the deportation of Ukrainians with residence permits in other European countries. Ukrainians deported in 2023 account for about one third of all deportations in this category this year, explains Olafsen.
According to him, the increase became visible already in the fall of 2022 and lasted throughout last year.
Returning foreign nationals subject to criminal sanctions
Last year, the police forcibly returned 641 people who were subject to at least one punitive measure, compared to 640 in 2022. This represents 28%. all returns in 2023 compared to 24%. in 2022
– Returning foreign nationals subject to criminal sanctions is an effective crime prevention measure and will be a high priority in 2023, says Olafsen.
The police want foreigners in Norwegian prisons to be deported after serving their sentence if a return decision is issued and their identity is clarified.
* Category Dublin/Safe Third Country mainly covers asylum seekers who have been deported to another European country as a result of failure to comply with their application in Norway under section 32 of the Immigration Act. This includes people covered by the Dublin III Regulation (return to the first European country where a person applied for asylum), but also asylum seekers who have been granted residence or protection in another European country.
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