In the past year, Russian bailiffs forcibly expelled a record number of foreigners—nearly 90,000—by court order.  TASS reports that this was announced by the director of the Federal Bailiff Service (FSSP) of Russia, Chief Bailiff Dmitry Aristov.

“In 2024, more than 87,000 foreign nationals and stateless persons were expelled from the Russian Federation to 66 foreign countries, which is almost twice as many as in 2023 (when 44,000 foreigners were expelled to 60 countries),” stated the head of the FSSP.

Most of the expelled individuals were sent primarily to CIS countries, including Azerbaijan, Belarus, Kyrgyzstan, Moldova, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, and Uzbekistan.  Additionally, deportations were carried out to Cuba, Vietnam, Sudan, China, Egypt, and other nations.

The FSSP cited a specific case in which six Nigerian women engaged in prostitution were expelled from Sverdlovsk, Saratov, and Tyumen regions.

Earlier reports indicated that last year, bailiffs expelled 18,000 foreigners from Moscow, 8,000 from St. Petersburg, 5,200 from the Moscow region, and 2,200 from Krasnodar Krai.

Tajikistan’s Prosecutor General, Habibullo Vohidzoda, stated at a news conference in Dushanbe on February 14 that the number of Tajik citizens deported from Russia increased to 30,000 last year.  The sharp rise in deportations and expulsions occurred after the terrorist attack at Crocus City Hall on March 22, 2024.