Amid an increase in xenophobia in Russia as a result of the terrorist attack that occurred in Moscow at the end of Marchfive citizens of Cuban origin were fined and expelled for having violated various immigration laws.
According to local media Bezformatathe Federal Social Protection Service of Russia confirmed that the five Cubans were found in violation of article 18.8 of the Code of Administrative Offenses of the Russian Federation, which is related to the rules of entry and stay in the European country.
The five were in the Nizhny Novgorod region, in the west of the territory, and were fined 2,000 rubles (around $21.42) and banned from entering the country for the next five years.
During most of the process, the group of Cubans remained detained in the Nizhny Novgorod Temporary Detention Center for Foreigners. They were subsequently escorted by officers to a border checkpoint, from where their deportation took place.
In recent weeks, several similar actions have been recorded by Russia, which has increased its immigration policies due to the attack that left more than 100 dead.
So far in 2024, the Main Regional Directorate of the Federal Marshal Service has expelled some 333 foreigners who remained in the country illegally, these were from countries such as Uzbekistan, Tajikistan, Armenia, Kyrgyzstan, Belarus, Azerbaijan and Algeria .
Likewise, several Cuban citizens have been expelled from Russia after being discovered violating the stay regime, this after remaining in the country after the date on which they were supposed to return to the Island.
A few weeks ago It became known about the expulsion of four Cuban women who lived in the Tula region, south of Russia. This decision was made by the Proletarsky District Court, where they were detained, because they were irregularly in the territory.
The Antilleans were identified as Y. Leyva Velázquez, N. González Batista, DY Hicke Braffo and RE Díaz Sánchez. Three of them were expelled immediately, while Díaz Sánchez was ordered to make a “self-controlled exit,” that is, to leave the territory under his own power.
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