Over 18,000 illegal residents arrested in Saudi Arabia in one week

The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KSA) had arrested 18,538 violators of its residency, labor, and border security across the nation between January 4 and 10, according to the Saudi News Agency (SPA). As part of an uncompromising nationwide crackdown on illegal expatriates, the ministry deported at least 9,927 foreign violators

Those arrested include 11,047 violators of the residency laws, around 4,299 border security regulations, and 3,192 breachers of the labor laws.

A total of 54,49 illegals, including 5,328 women, are currently being subjected to legal proceedings. Other 47,977 were referred to their respective diplomatic missions to obtain travel documents for deportation, while 1,892 more were referred to finalized travel reservations.