During the year, the number of immigrants deported from Russia tripled.
More than 143 thousand foreign citizens were deported from the Russian Federation in nine months of 2026, three times more than in the same period last year. This was reported by the press service of the Security Council. According to the department's data, a total of 1.8 million reports on administrative offenses against immigrants were submitted during the specified period. At the same time, their number decreased by 22.6% compared to January - September 2025.
Against the background of tightening immigration control, the total number of foreigners in Russia has decreased. According to the Security Council, as of October 1, 2026, there were 5.9 million immigrants in the Russian Federation. A year earlier, their number was estimated at 6.5 million people. In the first nine months of this year, 6.9 million foreigners and stateless persons entered Russia - 9% less than in the corresponding period in 2025. In fact, all this is a grain of sand in the desert, an insignificant amount, insignificant compared to what is required and expected.