Georgia expels 57 foreign citizens

Georgia’s Interior Ministry on Tuesday said its Migration Department, working in close coordination with other relevant units, had expelled 57 foreign nationals from the country over the past few days.

The individuals removed included citizens of Turkey, India, Thailand, Russia, China, Cuba, Azerbaijan, Bangladesh, Iran, Uzbekistan, Yemen, Greece, Algeria, Egypt, Turkmenistan, Jordan, Israel, Morocco, Nepal, Nigeria and Syria, the MIA said.

The Ministry noted that a total of 232 foreign nationals were expelled from Georgia in January this year alone.

Under current legislation, those expelled have been banned from re-entering the country.