More than sixty illegal migrants have been detained in Georgia.

The Migration Department of Georgia reported the detention of 64 illegal migrants in various regions of the country. Among those detained are citizens of Russia and Azerbaijan.

As reported by "Caucasian Knot", activist from Belarus Lev Mikheev had been in the status of asylum seeker in Georgia for five years. After being denied the status, he was offered to leave the country, and Mikheev chose Armenia, the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Georgia reported. The departure to Armenia was forced, and after crossing the border, Mikheev was detained.

According to the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Georgia, the staff of the Migration Department, as a result of comprehensive measures carried out throughout the country, detained 64 illegal immigrants, including citizens of Russia and Azerbaijan, the agency reported today on its Facebook page.

"As part of special measures to control migration, the staff of the Department checked specific places and facilities of various purposes to identify foreign citizens who are in Georgia without legal grounds. It was established that the detainees are in the country in violation of the requirements set by the Law of Georgia 'On the Legal Status of Foreigners and Stateless Persons'," the Ministry of Internal Affairs stated.

Currently, the detainees are in the temporary accommodation center of the Migration Department, and procedures for their expulsion from the country are being implemented.

It should be noted that since the adoption of legislative amendments as a result of special measures to control migration, the staff of the Migration Department has checked a total of more than 20,000 foreign citizens.

The Ministry of Internal Affairs of Georgia also published a short video of the detentions of foreign citizens. According to the video, the staff of the Migration Department carried out detentions in residential buildings as well as at various construction sites. The detainees were handcuffed and transported to the building of the Migration Department, where their rights and expulsion orders were read to them.

"Caucasian Knot" also reported that the Tbilisi City Court imposed 15 days of administrative arrest on Russian citizen Alexander Popov, who urinated from a balcony onto cafe visitors while intoxicated. After the arrest, he will be deported from the country and a three-year entry ban to Georgia will be issued.