Moscow police have rounded up some 1,400 suspected illegal migrants in raids on marketplaces over recent days. The crackdown began after a police officer was seriously injured in a clash with migrant workers while trying to arrest a suspect at Matveyevsky Market on July 27. With detention facilities overflowing, city authorities have set up a tent camp in Moscow's eastern Golyanovo district, where hundreds of migrants are being held while awaiting deportation.
Detained Migrants Await Deportation In Moscow
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This tent camp in Moscow's Golyanovo district houses migrants awaiting deportation from Russia.
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Hundreds of detainees originally from Vietnam, the MIddle East, Central Asia, and elsewhere are staying in some 20 army tents.
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Authorities say each tent can accommodate 40-50 people.
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The detainees are under round-the-clock surveillance as they await deportation.
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The camp is located among industrial buildings in Golyanovo district.
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Some visitors try to reach loved ones detained at the camp to exchange messages or belongings...
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...but they are not allowed inside.
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Abdel, an Egyptian, is homeless. He came to the camp voluntarily when he heard that free food was available.
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Migrant workers are not only the residents of the tent city; they also helped to build it. Here, workers arrive to set up facilities at the camp.
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The tent housing the administrative headquarters for the camp
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Federal Migration Service officers on duty