The pace of deportation of expatriates who violate residence and labor laws and those involved in criminal and misdemeanor cases, and those who are detained for administrative deportation in public interest accelerated following a decision issued by the First Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Interior Sheikh Talal Al-Khaled, with the aim of fortifying security and purifying the country from marginal labor and anyone who attempts to violate the country’s laws.
A senior security source told Al-Qabas daily that 25,000 expatriates were deported from the beginning of January until August 19, 2023, 108 expatriates on an average on a daily basis.
The source explained that these expatriates were deported for several reasons, most notably violating residence and labor laws, and their involvement in drug abuse and promotion, begging, and committing acts that would harm the country’s security, and others. The source pointed out that among those administratively deported in the public interest are 10,000 women who have transgressed the law and committed violations.
The source stressed that the Ministry of Interior has prepared a security plan in the form of intensive campaigns to arrest 100,000 violators. This comes within the framework of a comprehensive move to purify the country from all violators.
The source mentioned that the number of deportees is likely to cross the 35,000 barrier by the end of 2023, pointing out that dozens of promoters and drug users were arrested during the past week and referred to the deportation prison.
The source noted the strict instructions of have been issued by Sheikh Talal Al-Khaled to intensify efforts to control security, adjust the demographics, and purify the country from random employment, and the penalties will be long for any company or sponsor that shelters for violators.
The source stated that the General Administration of Residence Affairs Investigation came at the forefront of the security departments that referred expatriates to deportation, due to the expiration of residency or violation of the Labor Law, and other reasons, and the public security sector ranked second in terms of referring expatriates to deportation.
The source confirmed that the plan drawn up by the General Department of Residency Affairs Investigation about 6 months ago bore fruit and resulted in the arrest of thousands of marginal workers, residence violators and those involved in crimes.
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