Georgia deports 101 foreigners, including Armenian citizens

Officers of the Migration Department of Georgia’s Ministry of Internal Affairs have deported 101 foreign nationals in recent days, including Armenian citizens, the ministry reported.

According to the ministry, those expelled from Georgia were citizens of Armenia, Algeria, Belarus, Egypt, Jordan, India, Kenya, China, Cuba, Côte d’Ivoire, Nigeria, Nepal, Pakistan, Russia, Turkey, Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan, the Philippines, Azerbaijan and other countries.
The deported individuals have been banned from entering the country.

Georgia has recently been cracking down on illegal migrants. The country’s parliament has tightened migration laws, simplifying the procedures for deporting and searching migrants. The ministry reports the expulsion of dozens of foreign nationals every month. According to the ministry, more than 3,600 illegal migrants have been expelled from Georgia since the beginning of the year.