Moscow Deports Twice as Many Migrants in 2026
According to the Federal Service for Execution of Penalties, the number of foreign nationals expelled for violating migration legislation in Moscow alone doubled in the first half of 2026, rising from 8,300 to 16,000 people,
Consensus
- The number of foreign nationals deported from Moscow increased from 8,300 to 16,000 in the first half of 2026.
- This figure represents about one-third of all deportations from Russia under Article 18.8 of the Russian Code of Administrative Offenses.
- The total number of administrative deportation decisions in Russia for the first half of 2026 reached approximately 100,000.
- This is 2.6 times higher than the number of such decisions in the same period of 2025.
- The number of articles in the Russian Code of Administrative Offenses that allow for deportation was increased from 22 to 45 in July 2026.
- The number of crimes committed by foreign nationals in Russia decreased by 40% in the first half of 2026.
- Vyacheslav Volodin, Chairman of the State Duma, cited these figures in public statements.
- The data on deportations and crime rates were provided by the Federal Service of Judicial Authorities (FSSP) and the Ministry of Internal Affairs (MVD).
Points of divergence
- On 4 August, President Vladimir Putin expanded the grounds for deportation to include discrediting the Russian Armed Forces, violating human rights and freedoms, and refusing lawful orders from military personnel on border security. — vedomosti
- In July, the Ministry of Internal Affairs was granted new powers to independently set lists of professions for qualified foreign specialists eligible for simplified residence permits and work without regional quotas. — vedomosti
- A law was passed in July allowing foreign nationals involved in the war against Ukraine to be exempt from deportation and extradition to other countries. — tg_theinsider
- The number of articles in the KоАП allowing deportation was increased from 22 to 44, not 45. — tg_theinsider
Coverage (7 sources)
- Number of foreigners expelled from Moscow has doubled — Фонтанка
- Foreigners expelled from Russia twice as often — Volodin — The Insider
- Vologdin: number of deported migrants in Moscow doubled in six months — Ведомости
- Vologdin: In Moscow, the number of migrants expelled for violations has doubled — Коммерсантъ
- Number of deported migrants in Moscow in 2026 doubled — Интерфакс
- According to the Federal Service for Execution of Penalties, the number of foreign citizens expelled for violating migration legislation in the first half of 2026... — Государственная Дума
- Vologdin proved the effectiveness of migrant laws with figures — Вести
Key entities
- Moscow
- Vyacheslav Volodin
- Russia
- State Duma
- Federal Service for Execution of Court Decisions
- Max
- Federal Service of Judicial Officers
- INTERFAX.RU
- Code of Administrative Offences