Deportation

A shortage of space at migrant detention facilities near Athens has prompted Greek authorities to intensify deportations.

According to Greek Police data released Monday, the Attica Aliens Buraeu deported 332 undocumented migrants in June compared to 185 during the same month last year, an increase of 79 percent.

A total of 811 immigrants were deported from Greece in May, the police’s aliens bureau said on Friday.

Just over 500 of the migrants left the country via a voluntary program conducted with the help of the local branch of the International Organization for Migration. The rest were forcibly deported.