490 illegal migrants were identified in Irkutsk markets

In the Irkutsk region, the Market operation results were summed up, 490 migration law violations were found in several days of checks. Most were linked to violations of entry and stay rules for foreigners, as well as lack of work permits. Since the start of the year, 85 expulsion cases were sent to Irkutsk courts, and 70 Chinese citizens have already been sent home.

As reported by the regional Office of the Federal Migration Service of Russia, the results of the “Market” operation, conducted by the migration service, representatives of Rospotrebnadzor, tax authorities, the police, and the regional prosecutor’s office from January 19 to 24, 2009, have been summed up. As a result, 490 violations of migration legislation were identified in the Angara region.
The facts of the violations are related to foreign citizens’ failure to comply with the rules of entry into Russia and the terms of their stay, as well as the absence of work permits for foreign employees. Among the violations identified were also breaches of migration legislation by officials or organizations in relation to foreign workers. Following the inspection, 476 administrative fines were issued.
In addition, since the beginning of 2009, the Federal Migration Service of Russia for the Irkutsk Region has submitted 85 cases of administrative expulsion to the courts of Irkutsk, Teleinform reports. As a result, 70 Chinese citizens were sent back to their homeland.