Third-country nationals found to be illegally present in Italy 2012-2019

The source adds the following information: "Third country nationals who are detected by Member States' authorities and have been determined to be illegally present under national laws relating to immigration (see Art. 2.1 (r) and 5.1(b) of the Council Regulation (EC) no 862/2007). This category relates to persons who have been found to have entered illegally (for example by avoiding immigration controls or by employing a fraudulent document) and those who may have entered legitimately but have subsequently remained on an illegal basis (for example by overstaying their permission to remain or by taking unauthorized employment).Only persons who are apprehended or otherwise come to the attention of national immigration authorities are recorded in these statistics. [...]"