The Directorate General of the Chadian National Police has ordered an immediate, nationwide intensification of visa and residency permit verifications as part of a major state campaign to tighten migration surveillance and curb irregular immigration.
In an official radio dispatch dated Tuesday, May 19, 2026, the Director General of the National Police, Controller General Tougoud Digo Maide, explicitly instructed the Director of Immigration-Emigration and all provincial police delegates to execute permanent, unannounced sweeps targeting the legal documentation of foreign nationals living within Chadian borders.
This aggressive security mandate is legally anchored in a presidential decree ratified on September 17, 2025, which established stringent updated conditions for the lawful admission of foreigners into Chad, focusing heavily on regulatory compliance regarding employment and the professional activities of non-nationals. Chadian security officials stated that these sweeping fieldwork operations are the extension of a broader, ongoing migration control push. The directive follows a succession of targeted police raids in the capital city of N’Djamena that recently culminated in the mass arrest of hundreds of undocumented foreigners found in irregular administrative situations.
To ensure rapid execution, the National Police command has issued a strict two-week deadline for all relevant immigration squads, border units, and provincial task forces to fully deploy these directives and visibly scale up verification operations in the field.
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