‘No paperwork, no meds for chronic illnesses, and no clear plan for families’: Krautallaz Flouts Court Order, Sending Migrants to Krauana and Kevpríg
Mitayyal, Krauanagaz— A pattern of mass interdictions and forced movements at Krautallaz’s northern frontier is drawing growing alarm from rights groups, aid agencies and several provincial governments. Since last week, provincial security forces in Krautallaz have reportedly been stopping people arriving at border crossings, detaining them in makeshift processing sites, then transporting them by bus and train hundreds of kilometers south to the provinces of Krauana and Kevpríg.
What began, officials say, as a temporary “security screening” measure in the wake of the Med Karazh investigation and heightened regional tensions has, according to multiple eyewitnesses, aid workers and leaked provincial memos, morphed into an organized program of interception and relocation carried out with minimal paperwork, little to no access for independent monitors, and scant transparency about where people are being taken or their legal status.
One leaked internal memo, marked “For Internal Use Only,” details orders issued by the Krautallaz Department of Public Safety (KDPS) authorizing the temporary suspension of border intake processing “in light of increased irregular crossings and regional instability.” Instead, new arrivals, many of whom are believed to be refugees from the Mitallduk conflict zone, are reportedly being rounded up and transported under police escort to designated “transit reception zones” in the south.
“This is not screening,” said Amina Shar, a volunteer with a humanitarian convoy that attempted to access a Krautallaz holding point near the outskirts ok Vellienza. “They pushed people into sealed coaches at midnight. No lists. No phone calls allowed. Families were separated. We counted eight buses in the space of two hours— all heading south.”
Interviews with multiple local officials and eyewitnesses describe convoys of unmarked buses and trucks leaving staging areas near Vellienza and Mitayyapríg, bound for southern resettlement centers in isolated rural areas in Krauana and Kevpríg. Several humanitarian observers claim they were denied access to these sites and told they were under “federal quarantine protocols.”
“They told us these people were being relocated for their own safety,” said one civil relief worker in Mitayyal, speaking under anonymity for fear of reprisal. “But they’re clearly being moved without due process, without asylum screening, and without any record of where they’re going.”
According to another leaked memo, titled Directive 17-A/Border Reinforcement Initiative, the program was implemented under emergency powers granted by the Krautallaz Provincial Assembly to Governor Dante Nimi following a surge in arrivals following the Med Karazh strike and increased militant violence in Southern Mitallduk. Sources within the provincial administration confirm the policy was “coordinated quietly” with federal security agencies, though official authorization from the national government remains unclear.
Satellite imagery reviewed by GlobalWatch analysts appears to corroborate claims of new encampments near Orlanpríg and Ket’hran, with visible fencing, vehicle traffic, and modular structures resembling temporary shelters. While in Krautallaz, dozens of additional security checkpoints were erected along main north–south arteries and at informal entry points. Vehicles and pedestrians presenting at border crossings are being stopped, searched and asked for identification papers and travel purpose.
Individuals deemed “of interest” are taken to provisional processing centers, often repurposed warehouses, municipal sports halls, or former industrial depots. Where they are held for 24–72 hours. Interviewees report limited or no access to legal counsel and inconsistent documentation of detainees. After processing, groups are loaded onto government-contracted buses or passenger trains and moved to reception sites in the southern provinces of Krauana and Kevpríg. The internal memos list daily transport capacities and routing timetables and instruct officials to “expedite relocation to relieve pressure on border crossings.”
According to one source inside the KDPS officials and law enforcement have been told to, “prioritize security and public order” and authorized to carry out “temporary transfer to out-of-province reception facilities pending background checks.” It includes scheduling tables for bus contractors and a contact list for reception site managers.
The Federal Department of Justice has not commented directly on the allegations, but a spokesperson stated that, “provincial governments retain the right to implement localized security measures during times of heightened risk.”
Critics, however, say the relocation effort violates Krauanagaz’s own Refugee and Migration Statute (1991), which guarantees the right to apply for asylum at the point of entry. The Krauanagazan Civil Liberties Council (KCLC) has called for an immediate investigation, describing the practice as “de facto deportation within national borders.”
“This is not resettlement, it’s removal,” said Yirha Sen, a legal advisor for the KCLC. “People are being stripped of their rights the moment they step across the border. Krautallaz is effectively cleansing itself of refugees.”
Exact figures are difficult to verify as provincial authorities have not published consolidated statistics. Combined estimates from two international NGOs and local civil-society groups place the number of people detained and moved since measures began at between 3,000 and 7,500, with daily flows fluctuating as checkpoints pulse with security alerts.
Witnesses and family members have described chaotic separations, parents loaded onto different vehicles than their children, elderly or sick people left at processing sites when spaces filled, and people transported without medicines or documentation. At least one humanitarian worker reported observing a bus transport where a woman in visible labor was denied immediate medical attention and later transferred to a provincial clinic in Kevpríg upon arrival.
“Forced internal transfers without due process are illegal under both Federation law and international human-rights conventions,” said Dr. Lian Ortez, legal adviser to the regional rights network Cordilian Human Rights Watch (CHRW). “Even in times of heightened security, the state must ensure transparency, access to counsel, the right to appeal and protection against collective punishment.”
Reports from Krauana and Kevpríg suggest that some of the relocated individuals are being held under guard in agricultural facilities repurposed as “temporary work centers.” Local witnesses describe heavy police presence and restrictions on movement.
The growing controversy places additional pressure on President Thalira Renkara, whose administration already faces criticism over its handling of the refugee influx and worsening relations with Mitallduk’s provisional authorities. Opposition figures have accused the government of turning a blind eye to provincial abuses.
As of now, neither the World Forum Refugee Agency (WFRA) nor the International Federation for Humanitarian Aid (IFHA) have been granted access to verify conditions in the southern zones.
For the thousands caught in the transfer system, their legal status, and future, remains uncertain. “We haven’t seen our families since we were taken off the bus,” said one man contacted via an encrypted messaging platform from inside a Kevpríg holding area. “They told us we would be registered soon, but no one has come to do so. We have no idea where we are.”
Provincial officials in Krautallaz defend the operation as a necessary temporary measure to prevent infiltration by militants and to protect border communities amid the Med Karazh fallout and heightened regional tensions. In a brief statement, the Krautallaz Public Safety Office said, “We are conducting enhanced screenings of arrivals to safeguard civilians. Transfers are conducted to enable thorough background checks and to accommodate those who cannot be processed immediately at the border. All actions are in accordance with provincial emergency protocols.”
When pressed for details on legal authority, family reunification plans, or lists of reception centers, provincial spokespeople avoided providing specifics and referred inquiries to the provincial public safety department, which did not respond to repeated requests for comment.
Aid organizations attempting to reach holding sites in Krautallaz report significant obstruction. Two international NGOs, one focusing on medical care and one on legal aid, say they were denied authorization to access processing centers or told to apply through opaque provincial liaison channels that produced no permits in time.
Reception centers in Krauana and Kevpríg, which received the first waves of transfers, are overstretched and were not notified prior to the arrival of the migrants. Local hospitals report spikes in urgent care admissions among newly arrived displaced persons, food distribution points are strained, and provincial administrations are scrambling to convert community halls and school gyms into temporary shelters while they screen arrivals for Cordilian Fever.
“It’s a humanitarian bottleneck,” said Governor Rivas of Kevpríg in an interview. “We welcome assistance, but these transfers were not coordinated with our emergency services. We’re doing our best to provide shelter, but we need full manifests and medical records from Krautallaz. We received none.”
Legally, the operation risks violating federal law and international norms governing internal displacement and collective punishment. Under the Federation’s internal security statutes, temporary relocation is permissible under narrowly drawn emergency provisions, but only with stringent judicial oversight, time limits, and access to legal remedies. Human rights advocates note the absence of such safeguards here.
Politically, the transfers carry heavy consequences. Krauanagaz’s federal authorities have so far issued carefully worded statements urging provincial restraint and respect for civil liberties, but have not directly ordered Krautallaz to halt the program. The World Forum’s human rights mechanisms and the World Forum Human Rights Commission (WFHRC) have received multiple complaints and are reviewing requests for an urgent fact-finding mission.
Lawmakers and civil-society coalitions have seized on the story, framing the measure as politically motivated displacement and an attempt to “clear” sensitive border districts of inconvenient populations. Several provincial legislators in Krautallaz, speaking anonymously, said the Provincial Security Council pushed the policy without full legislative consultation.
Those most impacted by this latest act of immigration enforcement include small traders and seasonal workers who cross the border regularly for local markets. Many lack formal papers and are highly vulnerable to prolonged detention or involuntary relocation. Ethnic and linguistic minorities concentrated in frontier zones have repeatedly complained of being profiled by security agents. The most vulnerable group, though, is the refugees and internally displaced people already in precarious situations, many of whom have been re-transferred multiple times between provinces and nations.
“I had a cart of onions and two children with me,” said Maya, a trader released from a Kevpríg reception center after three days. “They asked me questions I couldn’t answer. They took our phones. They put us on a bus. We don’t know when we can go home.”
An aide worker at a Kevpríg clinic described arriving transfer groups with “no paperwork, no meds for chronic illnesses, and no clear plan for families.” A local teacher reported children arriving at the school-turned-shelter in shock, cold and hungry.
Officials insist the measures are temporary. Yet with border tensions rising, observers warn that the relocations may mark a dangerous precedent in Krauanagaz’s evolving response to the growing humanitarian fallout of the Mitallduk crisis: A quiet, bureaucratic displacement hidden under the blanket of “security.”
