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Operation Sovereign Borders Monthly Update: January 2024

Operation Sovereign Borders 23/02/2024
This statement provides an update on Operation Sovereign Borders (OSB) activities related to the reception and processing of unauthorised maritime arrivals (UMAs)*.

​The reporting period is from 01 January 2024 to 31 January 2024.

During this reporting period:

  • There were no new UMAs;
  • 0 UMAs were transferred from Australia to a regional processing country as a new arrival;
  • 0 UMAs were transferred from Australia to a regional processing country, returning after a temporary purpose in Australia;
  • Less than 5 UMAs were transferred from a regional processing country to Australia for a temporary purpose or as accompanying family;
  • 0 UMAs voluntarily returned to their country of origin from a regional processing country;
  • 0 UMAs were voluntarily removed to their country of origin from Australia and 0 UMAs were involuntarily removed to their country of origin from Australia;
  • 20 UMAs were resettled in a third country (20 from the cohort temporarily in Australia and 0 direct from Nauru).

The processing of UMA protection claims is a matter for the Government of Nauru.

*These statistics reference UMAs who arrived on or after 19 July 2013.

Media enquiries:

Australian Border Force Media: media@abf.gov.au