Russia has issued more than 143,000 expulsion orders to migrants this year
Russian authorities filed about 1.8 million administrative offence reports against foreigners in the first nine months of 2026, and issued more than 143,000 expulsion orders, according to the Russian Security Council.
It also said authorities have cut short the temporary stays of 78,700 foreigners since the start of the year, about 2.5 times as many as the same period last year.
From January to September 2026, Russia deported about 4,800 foreigners. More than 290,000 others were denied entry.
Since the start of the year, 6.9 million foreign nationals have entered Russia, including 4.7 million from CIS countries. That’s 9% less than last year, the Security Council said.
