In a month, 6,000 migrants will be deported from Russia

In March, raids against migrants were conducted across Russia.

As a result of the raids carried out by law enforcement agencies in Russia in March of this year, decisions were made to deport about 6,000 foreigners. This was reported by the official representative of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Russia, Irina Volk.

According to her, the raids took place throughout the country with the aim of combating illegal migration. A total of more than 130,000 locations were checked, including places where foreign workers gather, such as transport infrastructure facilities, markets, warehouses, industrial zones, as well as places where migrants reside.

She stated that more than 60,000 police officers participated in the raids, along with operatives from the FSB of Russia and Rosgvardiya personnel, and drones and other modern technical means were used.

According to the Ministry of Internal Affairs, nearly a thousand criminal cases were initiated as a result of the raids, and over 48,000 administrative offenses were identified. More than 26,000 foreigners were held accountable, and procedures for mandatory fingerprint registration and photographing were conducted for 24,000 individuals. Additionally, about 6,000 decisions were made regarding the deportation of foreign citizens. Entry into Russia was banned for 7,700 foreigners.

According to the Ministry of Internal Affairs, in 2025, 72,000 foreigners were deported from Russia.

Experts believe that the number of deported migrants may increase in the future. The State Duma intends to adopt a new bill that proposes to expand the list of offenses for which migrants will be subject to deportation, doubling the number from 22 articles of the Administrative Offenses Code to 43. It is proposed to deport individuals for violations such as disturbing public order, disobeying a police officer or Rosgvardiya personnel, obstructing transport or social infrastructure, pedestrian and vehicle movement, as well as posts and comments on social media, etc.