According to the “INSPECTORATUL GENERAL PENTRU IMIGRĂRI” (yes, that’s the institution you talk to in the basement of the mall), immigration police have acted 6020 times in the first ten months of 2025.
Through these actions, they found 2173 foreigners to be in Romania illegally. Of those, 451 were from Nepal, 281 from the Republic of Moldova, 276 from Sri Lanka, and the rest from other countries. (You know those signs that say Bessarabia e Romania? That means they are claiming the Republic of Moldova. If the two countries rejoined, the police would have saved time 281 times.)
The Romanian state issued 1907 demands that people leave the country. Many left willingly, but 590 left “under escort.” 483 were in “public custody” (I guess imprissoned for immigration violations.)
Waiting in the cold parking lot for your turn to talk to the immigration people sucks, but I guess being in a cold prison cell before being deported with armed guards might be worse.
The full story can be seen (in Romanian) on their website.