Hon DAVID PARKER (Attorney-General) on behalf of the Minister of Immigration: I'm advised that the total number of people liable for deportation who were deported by Immigration New Zealand from March 2020, including those who self-deported or in other words, departed voluntarily following compliance action, is 1,088. Of this group of 1,088, 119 people were returned to the Pacific. Deportations to the Pacific are fewer when compared with pre-COVID because of both border restrictions and limitations on available flights. The deportees this year included people who had completed prison sentences for convictions of violence such as assault, serious assaults, threats, and intimidation. Where deportations occur, Immigration New Zealand works closely with Pacific Governments on management of that process.