More than 80,000 migrants were forcibly deported from the Russian Federation in 2024. This was reported by Russian media citing sources in the Federal Bailiff Service of Russia. It is reported that this number of foreign citizens and stateless persons was forcibly expelled by court decisions by December 2024. Of these, 23,000 were from Moscow […]
More than 80,000 migrants were forcibly deported from the Russian Federation in 2024.
This was reported by Russian media citing sources in the Federal Bailiff Service of Russia.
It is reported that this number of foreign citizens and stateless persons was forcibly expelled by court decisions by December 2024.
Of these, 23,000 were from Moscow and the Moscow region. The majority of those deported are citizens of Tajikistan, Kyrgyzstan, and Uzbekistan.
In 2023, 44,200 migrants were deported from Russia, while in 2022, the number was 26,600.
Representatives of the bailiff service noted that they were found guilty by the court of committing an administrative offense under Article 18.8 of the Administrative Offenses Code of the Russian Federation (violation by a foreign citizen or stateless person of the rules of entry into the Russian Federation or the regime of stay (residence) in the Russian Federation), and will not be able to return to the territory of Russia for the next five years.
However, in 2024, there were numerous reports that migrants were being detained and deported from Russia en masse without reason, many of them had all the necessary documents, yet some were banned from entering the country for life.
After the attack on the Crocus City Hall concert venue, in which citizens of Tajikistan are suspected, thousands of Tajik migrants in Russian cities and regions underwent mass checks and raids. Tajik labor migrants complain that during these raids, law enforcement officers detain even those who have all their documents in order, take them to the police station, and hold them there without food and a place to sleep, treating them poorly. After this, migrants were deported en masse, with some being forcibly taken to military enlistment offices for further dispatch to the war in Ukraine.
Additionally, following these events, Russian legislative authorities are continuously tightening migration legislation.
Starting from February 2025, a bill will come into force prohibiting foreign citizens from working in schools, the pharmaceutical sector, state medical institutions, taxis, and freight transport across the country.