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4 out of 5 expelled persons are not actually repatriated.
MigrationEuropean Union
- Omissions
- The MEP did not specify the time period or data source for the claim
- 2024 annual data (published March 2025, before the session date) shows 74% non-return rate, not 80%
- Q4 2024 data shows approximately 77% non-return rate
- The most recent Q4 2025 data shows 71% non-return rate, indicating the situation may be improving
- Sources
- PrimaryEurostat - Returns to third countries up by 24% in Q4 2024In Q4 2024, 124,935 non-EU citizens were ordered to leave an EU country, and 28,630 persons were returned (22.9% return rate, 77.1% non-return rate)
- PrimaryEurostat - Returns to third countries up by 13% in Q4 2025In Q4 2025, 117,545 non-EU citizens were ordered to leave an EU country, and 33,860 were returned (28.8% return rate, 71.2% non-return rate)
- SecondaryEU News - Immigration: 119,155 returns in the EU in 2024In 2024, out of 453,840 repatriation orders, 119,155 were executed, or just 26 percent (74% non-return rate)
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