Eight illegal migrants to be expelled from BiH

SARAJEVO, (Patria) - By implementing enhanced operational measures for controlling the movement and stay of foreigners in Bosnia and Herzegovina, the Service for Foreigners' Affairs has, in the past 10 days, issued expulsion orders for eight illegal migrants, and placed the said individuals under supervision in the Immigration Centre.

Members of the Service for Foreigners' Affairs, in a joint operation with the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Sarajevo Canton on April 29, during a search of a hostel where migrants posing a security threat in the Old Town municipality were staying, found three individuals determined to be residing illegally in BiH, the Service for Foreigners' Affairs announced.

These are citizens of Algeria, for whom the Service issued expulsion orders and placed them under supervision in the Immigration Centre for the purpose of removal from BiH. On April 27, 2019, the Service for Foreigners' Affairs issued an expulsion order for a citizen of Palestine due to illegal stay, who was also placed in the Immigration Centre.

Members of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Una-Sana Canton (USK) on May 6, 2019, found four individuals, citizens of Algeria and Libya, on private property in the Bihać area, thereby committing the offense of "unauthorized entry into private
objects and premises". The individuals, after processing by members of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of USK, were handed over to the jurisdiction of the Service, which processed the foreign nationals, issued expulsion orders from BiH, and they were placed
under supervision in the Immigration Centre.

The Service for Foreigners' Affairs will continue to implement enhanced supervision of the movement and stay of foreigners in BiH through coordinated activities with local police authorities in the coming period, and through its actions, will make a full contribution to the security of BiH.