Georgia deports 34 foreign nationals in immigration crackdown

Georgia has deported 34 foreign nationals following a series of coordinated operations targeting illegal migration, the Interior Ministry said on Tuesday.

Those expelled were citizens of India, Russia, Nigeria, Iran, Egypt, Azerbaijan, Turkmenistan, Pakistan, Kenya, Armenia and Kyrgyzstan, the MIA said. Under Georgian law, they have been banned from re-entering the country.

The ministry’s Migration Department, which is responsible for combating illegal migration, led the operations in cooperation with other divisions. Its duties include identifying foreign citizens without legal grounds to remain in Georgia and enforcing deportation orders.