A new report by the Center for Israeli Immigration Policy found that non-collection of payments and expulsion expenses from illegal and infiltrators costs the country about NIS 130 million annually.
The report, which was submitted last weekend to Interior Minister Ayelet Shaked, is based on data received from the relevant authorities. In the courts, due to the lack of a procedure for collecting the costs of removal and maintenance.
High removal costs
The report shows that the cost of expelling more than 23,000 illegal residents expelled from the state, between 2015 and 2020 (excluding), reached NIS 337 million, with the cost of including the monthly maintenance of foreigners in custody, Which, for example, amounted to NIS 69 million in 2019. This calculation is based on data from the Population and Immigration Authority, which shows that the expulsion costs borne by the authority as part of the process of expelling illegal residents amount to tens of millions of shekels each year.
The report also stated that the cost of evicting illegal residents in 2015 reached more than NIS 76 million, and in 2016 it amounted to more than NIS 75 million. These expenses include flights, police escort, transportation, feeding and medical services, but Do not include ancillary expenses, such as: conducting legal proceedings, holding custody of the illegal residents, wages, legal assistance, building maintenance, rent, etc. - which are estimated alone at tens of millions of shekels each year.
Infiltrators in Tel Aviv., Photo: Photo: IP
In the report, written by attorneys Dr. Jonah Sorkey and Bar Pinto, the authors recommend that Sarah Shaked exercise her authority and advance secondary legislation to establish explicit administrative guidelines regarding the collection of expulsion expenses. They also recommend updating the legal system regarding the new guidelines, and even Act to establish a system for collecting expenses in the countries of origin of foreigners.
The Center for Immigration Policy stated after the publication of the report that “any citizen who has caused damage to the Authority has had to deal with tough collection and sometimes with enforcement.
It is precisely those who are here in violation of the law who receive a protective coat due to the lack of regulation.
"It does not make sense for the state to put its hand in its pocket for illegal immigrants and job seekers, but these will not pay for breaking the law."
The Population and Immigration Authority responded that "over the years the authority has preferred rapid deportation over lengthy bureaucratic treatment in collecting deportation expenses, which can sometimes delay deportation. Work staff and bring her recommendations to Sarah soon. "
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