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Irregular migration into EU drops to four-year low, says Frontex
By EUobserver
Irregular border crossings into the EU dropped to a four-year low in 2017, the EU border agency Frontex reported on Tuesday. In total 204,700 detections were recorded in 2017. Frontex assisted more than 14,000 returns last year, the report said. The Mediterranean routes remain the most active path for illegal crossing of the EU external borders, but also one of the most dangerous for migrants.