Within the frames of the fight against illegal migration, employees of the Migration Department of the Ministry of Internal Affairs conducted a special immigration control measure.

Based on the information obtained, within the framework of the conducted measures, specific locations were inspected by the department employees, which aimed to identify foreign citizens staying in Georgia without legal basis.

As a result of complex measures, 31 foreign citizens were detained. Among them are citizens of Turkey, Egypt, Azerbaijan and Jordan. It is noteworthy that 13 of the foreign citizens detained as part of the complex immigration control measures carried out in Batumi were wanted on a national level by the Interpol Red Notice and the law enforcement agency of the Republic of Turkey for various serious crimes, including murder, rape of a minor, and drug trafficking.

It was determined that the detained persons resided in the country in violation of the requirements established by the Law of Georgia "On the Legal Status of Foreigners and Stateless Persons".

Currently, the detainees are placed in the temporary accommodation center of the Migration Department. Relevant procedures are underway to deport them from the country. The Migration Department regularly carries out special immigration control measures to ensure the effective enforcement of the Law of Georgia "On the Legal Status of Foreigners and Stateless Persons".