Request
A.
How many people have been detained on the island suspected of being here illegally in 2012, 2013, and 2014?
B.
How many people have been deported from the island for being here illegally in 2012, 2013 and 2014?
(These figures are not to include those who were stopped at the airport/port but just those who came through customs without being stopped)
Response
2012
A.
Nil
B.
Nil
NB 11 foreign nationals (six Portuguese, three Polish, one Brazilian and one French) were deported following criminal convictions, where it was considered their continued presence was detrimental to the public good.
2013
A.
One Turkish national
B.
One Turkish national (as above); this person was not deported but was removed administratively.
NB 22 foreign nationals (five Polish, five Portuguese, two Lithuanian, one Bangladeshi, one Spanish, one Moroccan, one Nigerian, one Italian, one German, one Bulgarian, one Dutch, one Ugandan and one Australian) were deported following criminal convictions, where it was considered their continued presence was detrimental to the public good.
2014
A.
Nil
B.
Nil
NB 10 foreign nationals (two Polish and eight Portuguese) were deported following criminal convictions, where it was considered their continued presence was detrimental to the public good.
