Putin gets tough with migrants in Russia as he forces them to ‘pay in advance’ | World | News

Children of immigrants who turn 18 will have to obtain their own employment patents or face deportation within 30 days. Duma Speaker Vyacheslav Volodin framed the measures as a direct response to people’s demands. Mr. Volodin declared that they “brought order to migration problems.” He reported that the Duma boasted of having passed 30 immigration-related laws since 2024. Moscow Times.

The law, which was discussed for the second and third time on Wednesday, now goes to the Federation Council and President Vladimir Putin for final approval.
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The move follows a surge in anti-immigrant sentiment triggered by the March 22, 2024 terrorist attack on Crocus City Hall in Moscow, which killed more than 140 people and was claimed by an ISIS-linked group. Authorities’ rapid detention of Tajik suspects led to widespread raids on immigrant hostels, mass deportations, ethnic profiling, and harassment targeting Central Asians, especially Tajiks and Uzbeks.