Russia pushes record number of migrants - refugees on the run!

Russia pushes record number of migrants - refugees on the run!

In Russia, the deportation wave rose drastically last year: According to the state news agency TASS, more than 80,000 migrants were reported from the country by court decision, which is almost twice of the approximately 44,200 deportations in 2023. These numbers are alarming and reflect a tightening of migration policy, especially after a fatal terrorist attack near Moscow, which took place in March 2023 and demanded over 140 lives. For this reason, the Kremlin has intensified the measures against migrants and acts against the increasing demand for workers within Russia, where there is an acute lack of men due to demographic change and the Ukraine war, as krone.at reported.

escape and asylum

In 2023, more than 45,000 people fled from Russia and have made asylum applications in other countries, including 7,663 in Germany. However, over 68 percent of the applications was remarkably rejected. Of the applications made in Germany, only a quarter received positive decisions, while the majority of the applications were still pending or rejected. Asylum seekers from other countries, especially from Ukraine and Afghanistan, also submitted numerous applications for protection in Russia, which also illustrates the complex situation of migrants. Regarding this refugee situation, the UNHCR reported the rising figures: in 2023 there were 7,663 applications from Russia, which with a population of around 146 million people only corresponds to around 0.032%, according to the information on laenderdaten.info .

The current politics of Russia on the migration and asylum is characterized by a field of tension: While the need for workers in business and for military use is increasing, a stricter control and monitoring of migrants are also required, which often come from former Soviet republics. The mixture of the ongoing uncertainty by the war and the demands for ethnic enclaves shows the complexity of the situation in Russia and the challenges that affect both migrants and the authorities.