Illegal immigration to Ainin

Illegal immigration to Ainin has been a problem for Ainin since the early 20th century,

Legal restrictions

Prior to 1990, unlawful arrivals were detained at local police stations and given a hearing in front of the Immigration Review Board of Ainin. A significant portion, recent studies have found that up to 40%, of refugee claimants are granted some sort of legal status. However, due to a massive wave of immigration from Nautarya after 1982, the system was flooded with claimants and many sans-papiers (undocumented immigrants) were implicitly allowed to stay by many law enforcement agencies because detention centres were full and the system was breaking down.

This changed in 1990 when voters enacted the 24th Amendment, which revoked the mobility rights and entitlement to a judicial hearing of illegal aliens. Since 1990, illegal immigrants found in Aininian territorial waters or on land are arrested and interned at one of eight "megacentres" in Southern Ainin. There they are given an Order to Depart the Aininian Republic (Obligation de quitter la République aininienne), which will result in automatic deportation in 15 days. While in administrative detention, illegal aliens may file a refugee claim that will be examined by an immigration judge within 5 business days. Cases judged valid will have their orders rescinded and will instead be scheduled for a hearing before a refugee board. Only an estimated 8% of refugee claims are accepted.

The hearing further weeds out claimants, who are promptly deported if their case is rejected. Only around 2% of illegal aliens obtain probationary refugee status, and any probationary refugee can have their refugee status cancelled by Immigration and Customs Security if they commit any crime within two years of their admission into Ainin.

Operation Maîtres chez nous

Operation Maîtres chez nous
File:Refugee boats with warship.jpg A boat from the Henri of Namoria-class helicopter carrier ANS Notre-Dame (in background) rescues passengers of a capsized boat in the Sea of Nautarya in February 2009
Date	8 June 2001 - present
Location	Sea of Nautarya
Caused by	Illegal immigration to Ainin Rise of The Caliphate Humanitarian crisis in Nautasia
Goals	Stemming the flow of refugees from Nautasia
Methods	Naval interception, search and rescue, deportation
Status	Ongoing
Parties to the civil conflict
Ainin File:Anavy.png Aininian Navy File:Afflag.png Aininian Air Force File:DCP logo.png Coastal Defence and Fisheries Enforcement Refugees People smugglers
Lead figures
Rémi de Wampley Harold Brown Steven Mann
Number
28 warships 67 cutters (as of April 2015)
Casualties
7 operational non-combat fatalities Many boats impounded or destroyed
210,000+ refugee-seekers deported

Operation Maîtres chez nous (English: Masters of our own Home) is a joint operation undertaken by the Aininian Armed Forces and Coastal Defence and Fisheries Enforcement