Officers of the Migration Department of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Georgia arrested 61 foreign nationals illegally residing in the country during a nationwide migration control operation, reports "Georgia Online."
The detainees include citizens of Thailand, Azerbaijan, Turkey, Russia, Belarus, Jordan, China, Uzbekistan, and Turkmenistan.
According to the Migration Department, inspections revealed that the foreigners violated the requirements of the Law of Georgia on the Legal Status of Aliens and Stateless Persons.
The detainees have been placed in the temporary accommodation center of the Migration Department. Currently, the Georgian authorities are carrying out the necessary procedures to deport them from the country.
