48 foreign citizens illegally present in Georgia detained

Employees of the Ministry of Internal Affairs' Migration Department carried out special immigration control measures nationwide. Imedinews, 1tv, and Rustavi2 report that 48 foreign citizens have been detained as a result of the complex measures. Imedi+2

Among the detainees are citizens of Turkey, Cuba, Iraq, Nigeria, Jordan, China, India, Pakistan, Vietnam, Azerbaijan, and Russia. According to the agency, law enforcement officers inspected facilities for various purposes. Imedi+2

As a result of the inspection, it was determined that the detained persons were in Georgia in violation of the requirements established by the Law on the Legal Status of Aliens and Stateless Persons. TVPirveli confirms the same fact, reporting that the individuals were in the country in violation of the requirements established by law. Imedi+3

Currently, the detainees are placed in the Migration Department's temporary accommodation center. Relevant procedures are underway for the purpose of their expulsion from Georgia. Imedi+2