KUWAIT CITY, May 5: The Residency Affairs Investigation General Department at the Interior Ministry continued its intensive security campaign against those who violated the Residency and Labor laws. The recent campaign led to the arrest of 23 individuals proven to have violated the abovementioned laws. In a press statement, the ministry disclosed the campaign is part of the ongoing security efforts to arrest those who violated the Residency and Labor laws in various governorates, in addition to the close monitoring of social media posts.

Acting on a tip-off about the gathering of illegal workers in Salmiya, the Residency Affairs Investigation General Department immediately instructed the Violators Apprehension Unit in Hawally Governorate to deal with the report and head to the location; where 23 individuals were arrested -- 19 under Article 20 visa (domestic workers) and four under Article 18 (private sector workers). A security source confirmed that expatriates proven to have violated the Residency and Labor laws are deported.