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The Star
17-05-2025
- The Star
769 Filipino detainees deported
Deportation of Filipinos. KOTA KINABALU: A total of 769 Philippine nationals, including 191 children, have been deported to their home country. Sabah Immigration Department director Datuk Sitti Saleha Habib Yussof said the group was sent to Zamboanga City via sea on Thursday. Prior to their deportation, they had spent months, and in some cases years, in custody at Immigration depots in Papar, Sandakan and Tawau. Sitti Saleha said the group of illegal immigrants comprised 438 men, 140 women, 98 boys and 93 girls, aged between three months and 73. 'This is part of our ongoing efforts to deport all the detainees in our detention centres statewide,' she said. A total of 4,762 Filipinos have been deported so far this year.
The Star
16-05-2025
- The Star
Sabah Immigration Dept deports 769 to the Philippines
KOTA KINABALU: After months in detention, and several years for a few, 769 Philippines nationals, including infants and retirees, were finally deported on Thursday (May 15). The detainees, who were in the Papar, Sandakan and Tawau depots, were sent back to Zamboanga City via sea routes, said Sabah Immigration Department director Datuk Sitti Saleha Habib Yussof. She said those involved in this operation comprised 438 men, 140 women, 98 boys and 93 girls, aged between three months old and 73. She said children were sent back with their guardians or parents in this operation. 'This is part of our ongoing effort to deport all the detainees in our detention centres stateside,' said Sitti, adding that they have deported a total of 4,762 Filipinos to date this year. She said these illegal immigrants have undergone their jail terms for various immigration and other laws. She said the department was working closely with other agencies to facilitate the quick and smooth deportation of all its detainees to avoid congestion and lengthy detentions.
Borneo Post
02-05-2025
- Borneo Post
13 Pakistani and Indian nationals deported from Sabah
The Pakistani and Indian nationals at the Kota Kinabalu International Airport. KOTA KINABALU (May 2): Thirteen Pakistani and Indian nationals have been deported back to their countried by the State Immigration Department for staying in the state illegally. Sabah Immigration Director SH Sitti Saleha Habib Yussof, in a statement on Friday said the illegal immigrants were deported by air from the Kota Kinabalu International Airport on May 1. She said seven of the Pakistanis were from the Kota Kinabalu Immigration Deportation Centre, four from the Sandakan Immigration Deportation Centre and one l from the Tawau Immigration Deportation Centre, while an Indian man was from the Sandakan Immigration Deportation Centre. Sitti Saleha said as of May 1 this year, the State Immigration Department had deported 67 Pakistani and four Indian nationals by air, which brings the total number of illegal immigrants deported to 4,847 people. She said all the illegal immigrants had completed their prison sentences and have international passports for immediate transfer to avoid long detention periods. Sitti Saleha added that the Sabah State Immigration Department would not compromise with any foreign national who misused the passes and facilities provided. Court action will be taken against employers and premises owners who employ foreign nationals without valid travel documents and passes and individuals who violate the conditions of passes or permits as stipulated in Act 155 and the Immigration Regulations 1963.
