{"id":2554,"date":"2026-10-12T13:03:43","date_gmt":"2026-10-12T08:03:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ipp-news.com\/?p=2554"},"modified":"2026-10-12T13:03:43","modified_gmt":"2026-10-12T08:03:43","slug":"saudi-arabia-deports-10431-arrests-nearly-14000-in-a-week","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ipp-news.com\/?p=2554","title":{"rendered":"Saudi Arabia deports 10,431, arrests nearly 14,000 in a week"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Saudi Arabia deported 10,431 residents over immigration violations and detained nearly 14,000 people during a week-long operation targeting residency, labour and border security offences, the Ministry of Interior said.<\/strong><\/p>\n

The arrests were made during joint inspection campaigns conducted with relevant government agencies from October 1 to 7, according to figures released on Saturday.<\/p>\n

Of those arrested, 6,785 were accused of violating residency regulations, 3,710 of breaching border security laws and 3,394 of violating labour regulations.<\/p>\n

Authorities also arrested 1,382 people attempting to enter the Kingdom illegally.<\/p>\n

Of these, 66% were Ethiopian nationals, 33% were Yemenis, and the remaining 1% belonged to other nationalities.<\/p>\n

Another 34 people were arrested while attempting to leave Saudi Arabia illegally.<\/p>\n

The ministry said 33,113 expatriates were undergoing procedures to enforce immigration and residency regulations, including 30,438 men and 2,675 women.<\/p>\n

A total of 18,947 people were referred to their respective diplomatic missions to obtain travel documents, while another 4,596 were referred to complete arrangements for their departure.<\/p>\n

Authorities also arrested 21 people accused of providing transport, accommodation or employment to individuals violating residency, labour and border security regulations.<\/p>\n

The Ministry of Interior warned that anyone facilitating illegal entry into Saudi Arabia, transporting undocumented entrants, sheltering them or providing other assistance could face up to 15 years in prison and fines of up to SR1 million.<\/p>\n

Vehicles used to transport offenders and properties used to accommodate them may also be confiscated.<\/p>\n

The ministry urged residents to report suspected violations through the emergency number 911 in Makkah, Riyadh and the Eastern Province.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Saudi Arabia deported 10,431 residents over immigration violations and detained nearly 14,000 people during a week-long operation targeting residency, labour and border security offences, the Ministry of Interior said. The arrests were made during joint inspection campaigns conducted with relevant government agencies from October 1 to 7, according to figures released on Saturday. Of those arrested, 6,785 were accused of violating residency regulations, 3,710 of breaching border security laws and 3,394 of violating labour regulations. Authorities also arrested 1,382 people attempting to enter the Kingdom illegally. Of these, 66% were…<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[19],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2554","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-english"],"gutentor_comment":0,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/ipp-news.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2554","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/ipp-news.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/ipp-news.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ipp-news.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ipp-news.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=2554"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/ipp-news.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2554\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/ipp-news.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=2554"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ipp-news.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=2554"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ipp-news.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=2554"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}