KUWAIT CITY (Middle East Eye) – Authorities in Kuwait have issued deportation orders to around 25,000 expats since the start of 2023.
The figures amount to around 108 people being expelled per day, according to a report published by Kuwaiti newspaper Al Qabas.
According to a Kuwaiti security source, the expats have been deported on the basis of administrative decisions over various violations.
Some of the most common violations include involvement in narcotics abuse, begging, committing acts that harm the security of the country and violation of residence and labor laws.
The security source added that around “10,000 women have transgressed the law and committed violations”.
The report also stated that the Kuwaiti Ministry of Interior has drawn up plans to clamp down on around 100,000 people who are violating the laws and are in hiding, and that an “intensive campaign will be launched in the coming days to seize them”.
Earlier this year, Al Qabas reported that the Ministry of Interior is working with the Labor Authorities to implement a campaign to deport any expats who are breaking the law.
According to official government statistics, there are around 133,000 people in breach of residency laws in the country.