2012, 30 % more residents disappeared from Norwegian asylum centers, compared to 2011. A total of 2398 people disappeared from Norwegian centers last year.
The Norwegian Organization for Asylum Seekers (NOAS) is concerned, and thinks one of the reasons for the high number of disappearances is the government's increase of involuntary returns.
Many people rather choose to hide than being sent home to a country where they can't live, says councilor at NOAS Jon Ole Martinsen.
"To the government, this means less control and probably more people who have jobs that are paid under the table," Martinsen tells NRK.
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