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

According to them, based on the information obtained, within the framework of the measure, employees of the department checked specific locations, which aimed to identify foreign citizens who were in Georgia without legal grounds.

“As a result of the complex measure, 7 foreign citizens were detained. Among them are citizens of India and Nigeria. It was established that they were 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 aforementioned persons are placed in the temporary accommodation center of the Migration Department and relevant procedures are underway to expel them from the country.

The Migration Department will regularly carry out special immigration control measures to ensure the effective implementation of the Law of Georgia "On the Legal Status of Foreigners and Stateless Persons", reads the information.