SaudiUpdated November 7

Interior Ministry reports 11,587 apprehensions in weekly campaign

The Ministry of Interior said joint field campaigns across all regions from October 29 to November 4, 2026, apprehended 11,587 people for violations of residency, labor and border-security regulations, according to a report published by the Saudi Press Agency. The breakdown was 6,043 residency violations, 3,191 border-security violations and 2,353 labor violations. The report separately listed 1,678 people caught attempting to enter the Kingdom irregularly, 18 attempting to leave irregularly, and 29 caught in connection with transporting, sheltering, employing or concealing people in violation of the regulations. It also said 41,106 expatriates were currently subject to enforcement procedures. Separately, the report gave figures of 23,193 referred to diplomatic missions for travel documents, 9,139 for travel-booking procedures, and 9,589 deported.

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