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Saudi Arabia deports 12,363 undocumented residents in one week

From Saudi Gazette · () English

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  • Saudi authorities arrested 14,165 people during joint inspections from August 27 to September 2, the Interior Ministry said.
  • The authorities deported 12,363 people and referred thousands more to diplomatic missions or travel procedures.
  • Among 1,315 people arrested while attempting to enter Saudi Arabia, 58% were Ethiopian nationals and 41% were Yemeni nationals.

Saudi authorities deported 12,363 undocumented residents in one week after joint inspections conducted by security forces and government agencies, the Interior Ministry said Saturday.

The inspections, held from August 27 to September 2, resulted in 14,165 arrests. They included 7,121 residency-law violators, 3,636 border-security-law violators and 3,408 labor-law violators.

Authorities referred 18,937 people to their diplomatic missions to obtain travel documents, while another 3,240 were referred to complete travel reservations.

The ministry said 1,315 people were arrested while attempting to cross into the Kingdom. Yemeni nationals accounted for 41% of that group, Ethiopian nationals for 58%, and other nationalities for the remaining 1%.

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