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15th April 2025

Border analysis for Q1: Border status and developments

The National Commissioner of the Icelandic Police has issued a new newsletter, Landamæragreining, which covers developments and the situation of the Icelandic border.

(pdf) -only in Icelandic.

The newsletter will be published quarterly and is based on the latest data compiled by the National Commissioner of the Icelandic Police, the police department and other law enforcement agencies and is intended to analyse and provide insight into the situation on the border between Iceland and Schengen.

The main points in the newsletter are:

Air borders

  • Latest data on the number of applications for international protection

  • Latest data on deportations at borders

  • Latest data on border trafficking reports

Sea borders

  • Latest data on passenger numbers

  • Latest data on ship arrivals to Iceland

International news

  • Frontex’s latest data on irregular crossings

  • Discussion of the visit of the Director of Frontex to Iceland.