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Operation Sovereign Borders Monthly Update: December 2023

Operation Sovereign Borders 26/01/2024
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 December 2023 to 31 December 2023.

 

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;
  • 0 UMAs were transferred from a regional processing country to Australia for a temporary purpose or as accompanying family;
  • Less than five 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;
  • Less than five UMAs were resettled in a third country (less than five 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.

 

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