Overview
- In Moscow, police logged more than 12,000 migration-law violations during the second stage, with decisions to expel 2,700 foreign nationals.
- Over 1,300 people were placed in temporary detention centers, 803 were forcibly removed across the border, 43 were deported, and 6,000 received entry bans.
- Investigators in the capital opened 717 criminal cases and identified 155 wanted persons, while police reported construction-company staff used a one-day firm to falsely legalize over 3,000 workers, prompting cases for organizing illegal migration.
- Authorities enforced use of the Amina mobile app for visa-free labor migrants, issuing administrative penalties for disabling geolocation or providing false information about places of rest.
- In the Moscow region, courts issued more than 4,300 expulsion rulings, authorities recorded 15,705 administrative violations across both stages, and 748 criminal cases were opened, including 430 for fictitious migration registration and 235 for document forgery.