More than 500 illegal migrants forcibly expelled from Khabarovsk Krai

Since the beginning of the year, bailiffs in the Khabarovsk Krai have forcibly deported over 512 migrants who were illegally in Russia, violating the conditions of their stay established by law.

“After deportation, all individuals found guilty of administrative offenses were banned from entering the Russian Federation for five years,” Russian media report.

It is unknown how many citizens of Tajikistan are among those deported. In Russian cities and regions, it seems that raids and “sweeps” targeting migrants are still ongoing.

On July 2, law enforcement agencies in the Omsk region also reported the results of the first phase of the operation “Illegal-2024”: law enforcement identified about 300 violations of migration law. “Courts issued 18 decisions to deport foreigners from the territory of the Russian Federation. Three foreign nationals were deported, and 36 were banned from entering the country,” the media reports.

Recently, Tajik migrants have complained about lengthy checks at airports and border crossings. Users sent Radio Ozodi a video in which they described how arriving migrants in Russia are deported without any grounds. After the terrorist attack at the Moscow concert hall “Krokus City Hall,” in which several citizens of Tajikistan are suspected, hundreds of Tajik migrants underwent lengthy checks at some Russian airports, many were not allowed through and were sent back to Tajikistan. In May of this year, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Tajikistan recommended that citizens temporarily refrain from traveling to Russia.