Dozens of immigrants found in Russian military facilityRussian police discovered 42 immigrants living and working at a Defense Ministry facility in the Moscow Region, the Interior Ministry announced Tuesday.11:40 03.09.2013
Moscow police hold over 200 in new immigration sweepRussian police have arrested 229 suspected illegal immigrants during a raid on a market in Moscow, the Interior Ministry said Monday.16:19 02.09.2013
About one million foreigners registered in MoscowAbout one million foreigners are officially registered with the migration authorities in Moscow and 1.5 million in surrounding areas as of Tuesday.10:24 28.08.2013
Russian police record 1,000 migration violations in 24 hoursThe Russian Interior Ministry said Thursday that about 1,000 violations of migration law have been discovered over the past 24 hours as a result of police raids on markets across Russia.14:44 22.08.2013
Russia's new migration policyThe new migration program is the product of massive reforms announced by President Vladimir Putin in the lead up to the elections, where one’s perspective on the issue of inter-ethnic relations was widely considered to hold the keys to Russia. The plans include new approaches to checking the legality of migration documents, the establishment of special centers for those awaiting deportation, the increased strength of the FMS, and sanctions against employers hiring workers without due registration with the service.12:34 19.08.2013
Rights activist tried to register 4,500 migrants in MoscowA criminal case has been initiated against a man who tried to bring in more than 4,500 illegal immigrants to Moscow, the Interior Ministry told RIA Novosti on Friday.11:42 16.08.2013
Prosecutors to consider probe into 'unlawful' Moscow migrant campThe Prosecutor General's Office registered a request filed by Svetlana Gannushkina, the head of the Grazhdanstvoye Sodeistviye (Civil Assistance) NGO, who asked to launch a probe into a camp set up by the Moscow authorities for foreigners awaiting deportation.17:21 12.08.2013
Police round up illegal migrants across RussiaPolice said they have detained hundreds of illegal immigrants in weekend raids in at least eight of Russia’s 83 regions, following similar operations in the country’s two largest cities, Moscow and St. Petersburg.16:34 12.08.2013
Russian NGO calls for probe into 'unlawful' Moscow migrant campA Russian human rights group called on local officials Wednesday to launch a probe into a camp set up by the Moscow authorities for foreigners awaiting deportation that it claims is “unlawful.”17:52 07.08.2013
Police hold hundreds more in new Russian market raidsMoscow police carried out yet more raids targeting migrants and marketplaces Wednesday, detaining hundreds of people.11:47 07.08.2013
Russian migration service wants 'network' of deportation facilitiesRussia’s Federal Migration Service says it wants to create a “network” of 83 detention facilities for foreigners awaiting deportation, just days after it set up a tent camp for hundreds of labor migrants detained in Moscow last week.15:48 05.08.2013
Moscow police detain 1,200 migrants from VietnamOver 1,000 illegal Vietnamese migrants have been detained in a large-scale police operation in the Russian capital, the Interior Ministry’s Moscow department has said in a statement.12:31 01.08.2013
Some 15,000 foreigners denied entry to Russia in 6 monthsAlmost 15,000 foreign nationals have been denied entry to Russia for various reasons in the first half of this year, three times more than in the same period last year, the Federal Migration Service (FMS) said Monday.17:20 29.07.2013
Migration biggest threat to Russia’s national security – pollOne in three Russians thinks migration is the most serious threat to national security, and is more dangerous than terrorism and environmental disasters, according to a poll published Monday.14:29 22.07.2013
Australian PM announces deal to ship boat people to Papua New GuineaAustralian Prime Minister Kevin Rudd announced Friday that from here on out, all asylum seekers arriving by boat to Australia will be shipped off to Papua New Guinea.18:58 19.07.2013
Russia's migration head seeks to ease rules for skilled workersFederal Migration Service (FMS) head Konstantin Romodanovsky said Tuesday that the agency plans this year to present the government with a package of new amendments that would ease regulations for skilled laborers willing to work in Russia.15:57 16.07.2013
Police find ostriches, immigrants in underground Russian factoryRussian police have discovered an underground clothing factory in Moscow Region where dozens of immigrants from Vietnam were being held, together with a bear, ostriches and wild boars.14:52 15.07.2013
State Duma ups fines for illegal immigrants in Moscow and St. PetersburgThe State Duma on Friday adopted a law in the third and final reading which raises fines for immigrants living or working illegally in Moscow, St. Petersburg, the Moscow and Leningrad Regions.16:46 05.07.2013
US Senate approves immigration reformThe US Senate passed an immigration reform bill on Thursday in the biggest revision of the country's immigration law since the 1980s.13:29 28.06.2013
Number of foreigners applying for registration in Moscow decreasedThe Federal Migration Service has reported a 12% decrease in the number of foreign nationals who have officially registered with the authorities in Moscow, while the number of foreigners checking in at hotels has nearly doubled.14:56 17.06.2013