In Russia, law enforcement conducted raids in places where labor migrants reside. According to local news portals, raids took place at a vegetable base and a construction site in Kazan. According to the Ministry of Internal Affairs, officers from the Ministry of Internal Affairs, the Investigative Committee, and the National Guard discovered ten illegal migrants. […]
In Russia, law enforcement conducted raids in places where labor migrants reside.
According to local news portals, raids took place at a vegetable base and a construction site in Kazan.
According to the Ministry of Internal Affairs, officers from the Ministry of Internal Affairs, the Investigative Committee, and the National Guard discovered ten illegal migrants.
A total of 95 foreigners were checked, and ten violators were found. Protocols were drawn up for eight of them under the article “Violation of the stay regime on the territory of the Russian Federation.” Among the violators is one minor.
Protocols were drawn up for two other violators under the article “Illegal employment of a foreign citizen in the Russian Federation.” The violators were fined amounts ranging from 2,000 to 10,000 rubles, totaling 35,000 rubles.
Materials concerning the minor have been sent for consideration to the commission on juvenile affairs, the statement says.
It is unknown whether any of the violators were citizens of Tajikistan. However, given that Kazan is a popular destination for Tajik labor migrants, it is possible that there were.
A decision on punishing employers for using the labor of illegal migrants will be made after the enforcement of the decisions issued regarding the detained individuals.
According to the Investigative Committee, in the first half of 2025, 12 criminal cases related to violations in the field of illegal migration were initiated. The same number of cases, involving 35 individuals, has been sent to court. Among the accused are two officials from migration departments.
It should be noted that in the past year alone, about 20 different laws and regulations have been adopted under the pretext of strengthening control over migrants and tightening migration policy.
According to some experts, these measures, allegedly aimed at streamlining migration processes, actually pursue the goal of tightening the conditions for stay and work.
Every year, tens and even hundreds of thousands of citizens of Tajikistan go to Russia for work, and many face persecution, detention, deportation, and even die under mysterious circumstances. Despite this, the government of Tajikistan mostly remains silent or limits itself to general statements.