More than 143,000 foreign citizens were deported from Russia 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, during the specified period, a total of 1.8 million reports on administrative offenses against foreigners were submitted. At the same time, their number decreased by 22.6% compared to January - September 2025.
In addition to deportation, other measures were taken against immigrants. Thus, 78.7 thousand foreigners were required to end their temporary stay in Russia earlier - this is 2.5 times more than a year earlier. An additional 290.8 thousand were banned from entering the country. The number of decisions of this type increased by 75.2%. At the same time, the number of decisions on deportation, on the contrary, decreased by 24% and amounted to 4.8 thousand.
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 foreign citizens in Russia. A year earlier, their number was estimated at 6.5 million people.