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Russia is expanding legal grounds for deporting migrants as part of a broader effort to pressure foreign nationals into signing military service contracts, according to the latest assessment by the Institute for the Study of War (ISW).
ISW analysts noted that on July 21, Russia’s State Duma passed legislation significantly broadening the list of offenses that can lead to the deportation of foreign citizens.
Under the proposed law, migrants could face deportation for actions such as “discrediting” the Russian military, participating in unauthorized protests, publicly calling for actions that Russian authorities claim threaten the country’s territorial integrity, violating emergency, counterterrorism or martial law regimes, or refusing to comply with law enforcement orders.
According to ISW, the Kremlin is likely to use the expanded legal provisions to detain migrants for minor offenses or criticism of the government and pressure them into signing contracts with the Russian Armed Forces.
The think tank assessed that the measures are intended to offset slowing recruitment rates and replenish Russia’s battlefield losses in its war against Ukraine.
The report comes as Russian authorities continue searching for additional sources of manpower while attempting to avoid another large-scale domestic mobilization.
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