PSP: voluntary returns of illegal immigrants quadrupled in 2025
There were 758 immigrants who voluntarily returned to their countries of origin, an increase of 283% compared with 2024, when 198 voluntary returns were recorded.

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There were 758 immigrants who voluntarily returned to their countries of origin, an increase of 283% compared with 2024, when 198 voluntary returns were recorded.

More than 750 irregular migrants in Portugal returned voluntarily to their country of origin last year.

More than 750 migrants in an irregular situation in Portugal returned voluntarily to their country of origin last year, four times more than in 2024, the PSP revealed today.
The Central Mediterranean route accounted for the most detected irregular entries in 2025 (66,328, a year-on-year decrease of 1%), followed by the Eastern Mediterranean with 51,399 detections, down 27%.
