Two illegal immigrants still on the run

Over the past 12 months there were six irregular illegal immigrants who escaped from detention centres guarded by the police. Four of them have been caught. The information was given by Home Affairs Minister Carm Mifsud Bonnici in reply to a...

Over the past 12 months there were six irregular illegal immigrants who escaped from detention centres guarded by the police. Four of them have been caught.

The information was given by Home Affairs Minister Carm Mifsud Bonnici in reply to a parliamentary question by Chris Cardona (PL).

Answering another question by Dr Cardona, Minister Mifsud Bonnici said there were currently 141 illegal immigrants without refugee or humanitarian status in open centres. It was estimated that they cost the department an average of €71.64 each per month in salaries and other expenses.

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