1. Police and foreigner detention Expulsions monitoring 43 monitored cases transfer and expulsion of foreign nationals One of the tasks of the Defender is to monitor the detention of foreign nationals and perform monitoring of administrative and court expulsions and transfers. We linked this activity with our systematic visits. In addition to preparing reports on the individual monitored cases, we also maintain a dialogue with the responsible authorities. In 2019, we organised two meetings with the representatives of the Directorate of the Immigration Police, Police Presidium, Prison Service and the Refugee Facilities Administration of the Ministry of the Interior. A three-year “Support for the Effective Monitoring of Forced Returns” project implemented by the Office of the Public Defender of Rights within the national programme of the Asylum, Migration and Integration Fund was completed in 2019. Thanks to the project, we were able to monitor a total of 120 return operations and pursued an intensive dialogue with the responsible authorities. It can be stated that most of the recommendations were adequately implemented. Monitoring reports International co-operation A lawyer from the Office participated, as a lector, in international training sessions organised by the International Centre for Migration Policy Development (ICMPD) in co-operation with the Frontex agency. The training was aimed at acquainting police officers and workers from a total of 22 European countries who monitor the course of return operations with critical moments that could occur during the expulsion procedure. 9