Some 23,000 expatriates living in Kuwait have been deported so far in 2022, Kuwait-based Arabic daily newspaper Al-Qabas reported Saturday.
According to Al-Qabas, the expats were deported for their involvement in criminal cases and misdemeanours, with some expelled for the public interest.
Sources told the paper that around 10,000 women were among the deportees. Indian nationals ranked the highest, around 8,000 deportees, followed by Bengali nationals, around 5,000 deportees, followed by Sri Lankan nationals, with around 4,000 deportees. Egyptians came fourth with 3,500 deportees.
The majority of the 23,000 expelled from Kuwait, around 80 percent, were deported based on court ruling in felonies and misdemeanours, sources told Al-Qabas, with the remaining 20 percent administratively deported in the public interest by a decision of the Ministry of Interior.
Additionally, another 1,500 men and women are currently waiting in deportation prison, Al-Qabas said, noting that their deportation to their respective countries is only a matter of time.
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