The reporting period is from 01 June 2025 to 30 June 2025.
During this reporting period:
- Australian authorities successfully resolved two maritime people smuggling ventures targeting Australia under the OSB framework.
- 15 persons were safely returned to their country of origin, consistent with Australia's protection obligations
- Less than five UMAs were transferred from Australia to a regional processing country;
- 0 UMAs were transferred from Australia to a regional processing country, returning after a temporary purpose in Australia;
- Less than five 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 returned to their country of origin from Australia and 0 UMAs were involuntarily removed to their country of origin from Australia;
- 17 UMAs were resettled in a third country (17 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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