The Security Council reported on illegal immigrants being deported.
In the first nine months of this year, more than 143,000 decisions were made to expel immigrants from Russia, the press service of the Russian Security Council reported.
In total, 1.8 million reports on administrative offenses against foreign nationals were made in January-September 2026.
It is also worth noting a 2.5-fold increase compared to the corresponding period in 2025 in decisions to reduce the temporary stay of foreign citizens - last year it was 78.7 thousand people.
For 9 months, about 4.8 thousand foreigners were deported and about 290.8 thousand did not receive permission to enter the Russian Federation.
6.9 million foreign and stateless citizens entered the Russian Federation in January - September 2026, which is 9% less than in the corresponding period in 2025. In the immigration stream, 4.7 million people are citizens of the Commonwealth of Nations (68.7%).
The number of temporary residence permits issued (19.5 thousand, -17.1%) and residence permits (58.5 thousand, -43%) also decreases.