Moscow Region reports 6559 expulsion decisions after migration checks

Moscow Region authorities issued 6559 administrative expulsion decisions and 18615 entry bans following the second stage of Operation Nelegal-2026, the regional Interior Ministry directorate reported.

The operation ran from October 1 to 10. Police recorded more than 16.1 thousand migration-law violations, drawing up 10.8 thousand administrative reports over stay requirements and more than 1.6 thousand over unauthorized employment.

Employers faced almost 2.4 thousand reports for unlawfully hiring foreign nationals. A further 214 foreign nationals who had not complied with earlier expulsion decisions were held administratively liable and placed in temporary detention centers pending forced removal.

The ministry said 173 migration-related criminal cases had been opened. It separately reported 70 drug-related cases and six cases concerning other offences.