Israel Had Zero Infiltrators in 2017: Report

1 Jan, 2018 11:41 IST|Sakshi
No infiltrators entered Israel in 2017, while 4,012 illegal residents voluntarily left, of whom 3,332 were nationals of African countries

The Population and Immigration Authority today published a summary of the 2017 data regarding entry and exit of infiltrators and asylum seekers in the State of Israel.

According to the data, no infiltrators entered Israel in 2017, while 4,012 illegal residents voluntarily left, of whom 3,332 were nationals of African countries.

During the past year, 1,682 asylum requests from Eritrean nationals were submitted, as well as 868 asylum applications from Sudanese nationals, 7,710 requests for asylum by citizens from the Ukraine, and 1,350 applications for asylum from Georgian nationals.

Source: israelnationalnews.com

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