FORGOTTEN Administratively detained irregular migrants and asylum seekers Palestine are granted with a removal postponement decision, because the Hellenic Police services estimate that the return in their case would violate the principle of non-refoulement. However, when the police authorities consider that there are reasons of public order, a detention order and a return decision are issued even for the nationals of these countries. Regarding other nationalities, for which there is no recommendation by UNHCR on complete cessation of forced returns but on individualized assessment (Sudan, Afghanistan), the Hellenic Police issues return decisions and detains the nationals of these countries on the purpose of return and in some cases executes forced returns. Finally, Hellenic Police issues return decisions and detains for the purpose of return nationals of other countries, although their return might violate the principle of non-refoulement (e.g. citizens of Iran, Nigeria, Cameroon). The competent services of Hellenic Police consider that the third country nationals who do not wish to return to their country of origin because that would put them in danger, apply for asylum. However, the competent services of our country are obliged –under national, European and international law– to respect the principle of non-refoulement, regardless of whether an asylum application will be lodged. Therefore, the services are required to: • be organized in such a way so that they are informed of the situation in countries of third country nationals and to constantly update their data • cooperate with the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees for the accomplishment of this purpose • carry out individualized assessments of each third country national in order to examine whether a possible return would violate the principle of non-refoulement, and if this is the case, issue a removal postponement decision. The aforementioned individualized assessment must be carried out both at the stage of initial arrest so that, if the principle of non-refoulement applies, a removal postponement decision is issued, according to article 78A of Law no. 3386/2005, and then –certainly before the enforcement of the return decision– if the principle of non-refoulement still applies, the person should be granted with a removal postponement decision according to article 24 of Law 3907/2011. 42