Malaysia deports more than 35,000 illegal immigrants

Malaysia's Immigration Department Director-General Ruslin Jusoh said that in the first 11 months of 2023, the agency deported a total of 35,802 illegal immigrants.

Malaysia steps up surveillance of illegal migrants, especially in the labor sector. (Source: Bernama)

Speaking to reporters about the special operation in Kuala Lumpur on December 8, Director General Ruslin said that the Malaysian Immigration Department had arrested 58,774 immigrants and 289 employers.

He stressed that the purpose of this inspection is to ensure that no employer hires illegal immigrants.

Previously, the Immigration Department conducted document checks on 350 foreigners and a total of 330 individuals were detained.

Among them were 215 women and 115 men, including children, from Indonesia, Bangladesh, India, Myanmar, Pakistan, the Philippines and China. All of them were aged between 7 months and 70 years old, and were taken to the Putrajaya Immigration Station.

In the first 11 months of 2023, the Department carried out 9,164 operations with 103,124 inspections nationwide.

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