As part of the fight against illegal migration, employees of the Migration Department of the Ministry of Internal Affairs conducted special immigration control measures across the country.

As a result of the complex measures, 45 illegal migrants were detained, including citizens of Kenya, Turkmenistan, Turkey, Uzbekistan, Kyrgyzstan, Russia, Kazakhstan, Pakistan, Algeria, Thailand, Uganda, India, Bangladesh, Tanzania, Ethiopia, Nigeria, and Sudan.

Within the special immigration control measures, the department employees inspected specific locations and facilities of various purposes, which aimed to identify foreign nationals who were in Georgia without a legal basis.

It was determined that the detainees stayed 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 being held in the Temporary Accommodation Center of the Migration Department. Relevant procedures are underway to expel them from the country.