UAE Authorities Detain 32,000 Illegal Migrants in 1st Half of 2025 - Reports

NAMPA / Sputnik

2025-07-23

MOSCOW, July 23 (RIA Novosti) - Over 32,000 illegal migrants were detained in the United Arab Emirates in the first six months of 2025, Emirati media reported. About 70% of those detained were eventually deported, the WAM news agency reported on Tuesday. A visa amnesty was held in the UAE from September to December last year, under which violators had the opportunity to regularize their status without paying fines or leave the country without hin......

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