Saudi Arabia arrested 22,094 illegal residents in the past week. The Ministry of Interior said on Saturday that these arrests came from joint inspections by security forces and other government agencies between November 13 and November 19.
The arrested people included:
➤ 13,750 violators of the Residency Law
➤ 4,781 violators of the Border Security Law
➤ 3,624 violators of the Labor Law Read:
During this period:
🔘 14,206 violators were deported.
🔘 21,856 people were sent to their embassies to get travel documents.
🔘 4,555 were referred to complete their travel bookings.
A total of 1,867 people were caught trying to enter Saudi Arabia illegally. Of these, 34% were Yemeni, 65% Ethiopian, and 1% from other nationalities. Another 29 people were arrested for trying to leave the Kingdom illegally.
Authorities also arrested 32 people who were involved in transporting, sheltering, or employing violators.
