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New Straits Times
4 days ago
- New Straits Times
Sabah Immigration detains 40 illegal immigrants in Kundasang
RANAU: Forty undocumented foreigners, including children, were arrested during an enforcement operation by the Sabah Immigration Department (JIM) in Kundasang. The integrated operation, which followed intelligence and public tip-offs, targeted four separate locations in the district. Eighteen officers from the Ranau District Immigration Office were involved. Sabah Immigration director Datuk SH Sitti Saleha Habib Yussof said 48 individuals were inspected, with 40 detained for various immigration offences. "Of those detained, 26 were men, six women, seven boys, and one girl, all of whom were either Indonesian or Filipino nationals." "All those detained did not possess valid travel documents or passes," she said in a press statement. The case is being investigated under Section 6(1)(c) and Section 15(1)(c) of the Immigration Act 1959/63, as well as Regulation 39(b) of the Immigration Regulations 1963. Sitti Saleha said the department would intensify operations in identified hotspots frequented by undocumented foreigners. She also said that stern action would be taken against those who abet such activities, including harbouring or employing illegal immigrants.
Borneo Post
30-07-2025
- Borneo Post
141 illegal immigrants detained in Keningau
The illegal immigrants detained by immigration officers during the operation in Keningau. KOTA KINABALU (July 30): One hundred and forty-one illegal immigrants were detained by the State Immigration Department in two seperate raids in Keningau on Tuesday. Sabah Immigration Department director Datuk SH Sitti Saleha Habib Yussof said two illegal squatters were targeted in the operations following a one-month surveillance by enforcement teams. The 12.30am operations saw the detention of 117 Filipino illegal immigrants – 10 men, 38 women, 38 boys and 31 girls, and 24 Indonesian illegal immigrants – 16 men, six women and two girls. The illegal immigrants had committed immigration offenses under Section 15(1)(c) and Section 6(1)(c) of the Immigration Act 1959/63, and will be placed at the Papar Immigration Deportation Centre for further action. Sitti Saleha the department will continue to take strict action against any party found committing offences under the Immigration Act 1959/63, Passport Act 1966, Immigration Regulations 1963 and the Trafficking in Persons and Anti-Smuggling of Migrants Act 2007 (ATIPSOM). Strict action will also be taken against any party that employs and protects illegal immigrants, she said.
Borneo Post
04-06-2025
- General
- Borneo Post
238 illegals detained in Sandakan
The illegal immigrants detained in Sandakan. SANDAKAN (June 4): A total of 238 illegal immigrants were detained by the Sabah Immigration Department during an operation here early Wednesday morning. Sabah Immigration director Datuk SH Sitti Saleha Habib Yussof said the operation, which began at 1.30am, targeted workers' quarters at several construction sites and factories in Sandakan. 'A total of 480 individuals were screened during the operation, and 238 were held for various offences under the Immigration Act 1959/63 and the Immigration Regulations 1963,' she said in a statement. Those detained comprised 88 men, 88 women, 30 boys and 32 girls. To date, the Immigration Department has arrested 2,730 illegal immigrants and 53 employers for multiple immigration-related offences. Additionally, 6,058 illegal immigrants have been deported under the foreign prisoner transfer program. Sitti Saleha emphasized that similar enforcement operations would continue and reminded foreign nationals to ensure they have valid documentation before seeking employment in the country.
Borneo Post
23-05-2025
- Borneo Post
15 Filipino, Indian illegal immigrants held in Sabah
One of the illegal immigrants arrested during the operation yesterday. KOTA KINABALU (May 23): Fifteen Filipino and Indian illegal immigrants were detained by the Sabah Immigration Department during raids on four eateries yesterday. State Immigration Director SH Sitti Saleha Habib Yussof said 64 individuals were inspected during the 7pm operation, with 15 arrested for various immigration offenses. 'Those detained lacked valid identification documents or violated their pass conditions. They were taken to the Immigration detention depot for further investigation and legal action,' she said in a statement today. In a separate operation, 305 Indonesian illegal immigrants — comprising 196 men, 53 women, 27 boys, and 29 girls, aged one month to 82—were deported to Nunukan, Indonesia. They had been held at the Kota Kinabalu and Papar Immigration deportation centers for violations under the Immigration Act 1959/63 and Immigration Regulations 1963. Sitti noted that 1,046 Indonesians have been deported so far this year, contributing to a total of 5,916 illegal immigrants repatriated under Sabah's foreign prisoner transfer program. She warned that more enforcement operations will be conducted and urged foreign workers to ensure they possess valid documents.
