Posted by : Aahil Shaik
Sunday, November 9, 2025
Over 21,000 Unlawful Residents Arrested in Saudi Arabia Throughout Weekly Safety Marketing campaign
The Saudi safety authorities arrested 21,647 unlawful residents in a single week, in keeping with an announcement from the Ministry of Inside on Saturday. The arrests have been made throughout joint inspection campaigns carried out between October 30 and November 5 by safety forces and different authorities companies.
The next people have been amongst these arrested:
➤ 12,838 violated the Residency Legislation,
➤ 4,564 violated the Border Safety Legislation, and
Throughout the identical interval, 12,098 unlawful residents have been deported, whereas 21,800 violators have been despatched to their embassies or consulates to acquire journey paperwork. One other 6,012 have been referred to finish journey reservations for deportation.
Authorities additionally detained 1,943 individuals attempting to cross the border illegally into Saudi Arabia. Of those, 45% have been Yemenis, 54% have been Ethiopians, and 1% have been of different nationalities. Moreover, 37 individuals have been caught attempting to depart the Kingdom illegally.
The report stated 26 individuals have been arrested for transporting, sheltering, or using violators. At the moment, 32,801 expatriates—together with 31,207 males and 1,594 ladies—are being processed beneath authorized procedures.
The ministry additionally urged the general public to report violations by calling 911 in Makkah, Riyadh, and the Japanese Province, or 999 and 996 in different areas of the Kingdom.
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