Then Russia’s widening crackdown on Central Asian migrants, who face growing harassment, legal pressure, and violence caught up with them. The children of Central Asian migrants are also now caught in the crosshairs. “Her parents work there,” Ahlia, a relative of the student, told RFE/RL’s Tajik Service. Authorities have imposed new tougher rules on admitting the children of migrants to Russian schools. “Russia is aiming to reduce the number of migrants, [especially] migrants who come with their families,” he told RFE/RL’s Kyrgyz Service.