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The Sun
2 days ago
- General
- The Sun
238 undocumented migrants nabbed in Sandakan immigration crackdown
SANDAKAN: The Immigration Department in Sabah detained 238 undocumented migrants out of 480 individuals inspected during an overnight enforcement operation at four locations here today. State Immigration director Datuk Sh Sitti Saleha Habib Yusof said the raids, carried out from 1.30 am to noon, targeted squatter settlements in Batu 8 and Batu 10, a construction site and a timber factory. 'Those detained were found to have committed various offences under the Immigration Act 1959/63 and the Immigration Regulations 1963,' she told reporters here today. Sh Sitti Saleha said the operations, involving 71 immigration officers, identified offences including lack of valid identification documents, overstaying and misuse of passes among the undocumented migrants. 'In the first five months of this year, 13,850 individuals were inspected, with 2,730 undocumented migrants detained,' she said. Sh Sitti Saleha said 53 employers were also charged for hiring illegal migrants during that period.
New Straits Times
07-05-2025
- New Straits Times
99 illegal immigrants nabbed at Kelantan construction site
KOTA BARU: The Kelantan Immigration Department detained 99 undocumented migrants in an operation this morning. The operation, which began at 10am, involved 50 enforcement officers of various ranks. State Immigration director Mohamed Yusoff Khan Mohd Hassan said that acting on intelligence gathered by its Enforcement Division, the department conducted inspections at a construction site in Kubang Kerian. "The construction site is for a new apartment complex. "After raiding the place, they detained 99 individuals. "The foreigners were taken to the Tanah Merah Immigration depot for further investigation. "They are suspected of committing offences under the Immigration Act 1959/63 and Immigration Regulations 1963," he said. He urged employers to ensure that all foreign workers hold valid permits and called on the public to report any illegal immigrants or unlawful activities involving foreigners. "We will not compromise and will take stern action against any parties who aid, abet, or shelter undocumented migrants," he said.
The Sun
07-05-2025
- The Sun
Illegal immigrants jump into swamp to avoid Immigration raid
KUALA LUMPUR: Willing to do anything to avoid being arrested by the authorities, some would even jump into a muddy swamp. This was exactly what illegal immigrants did during the Malaysian Immigration Department's (JIM) targeted raids nationwide today. Two Bangladeshi men did jump into a swamp during a JIM raid on a condominium construction site, in Jalan Kuching here, but their actions were foiled. Kuala Lumpur Immigration Department director Wan Mohammed Saupee Wan Yusoff said in the operation carried out simultaneously nationwide at about 10.30 am today, 60 illegal immigrants were arrested after inspecting 200 foreigners at the raid location. 'Those arrested comprised 41 Bangladeshi men, 17 Indonesians including two women, and one Myanmar and an Indian man, each aged between 25 and 50, all of whom are believed to be working as construction labourers,' he said in a press conference at the raid location. Wan Mohammed said his department also arrested a local employer, according to Section 56(1)(d) of the Immigration Act 1959/63, who was believed to be employing and protecting illegal immigrants. In KELANTAN, an Indonesian woman, with a one-month-old baby, was among 91 foreign immigrants arrested during an operation at a 42-storey apartment construction site in Kubang Kerian. The woman came from Padang, Indonesia to accompany her husband who is a labourer at the construction site and the baby was born in Kelantan last month. Kelantan Immigration Department director Mohamed Yusoff Khan Mohd Hassan said the foreigners arrested comprised Indonesians, Bangladeshis, Pakistanis, Myanmarese and Indians. In TERENGGANU, the state Immigration Department arrested 39 illegal immigrants including three Indonesians, one Pakistani and 35 Bangladeshis, aged between 30 and 50, in a targeted raid in the Kemaman district. Its director, Mohd Yusri Mohd Nor said this was the result of inspections on 118 foreigners and locals at the Bandar Baru Kijal construction site. In LABUAN, 20 foreigners, aged between 15 and 60, were arrested in an operation conducted by 32 personnel from the Labuan Immigration Department, Royal Malaysian Police, and National Registration Department at a construction site at Jalan Patau-Patau. Labuan JIM director Raymond Entalai said those arrested included a Filipina and an Indonesian citizen, and the case is being investigated under Section 39(b) of the Birth and Death Registration Act 1957. Meanwhile, in MELAKA, following the inspection of 215 foreign workers, 170 illegal of them were arrested in a Melaka Immigration Enforcement operation at two construction sites in Batu Berendam and Kota Laksamana here today. State Immigration director Anirwan Fauzee Mohd Aini said all those arrested were aged between 25 and 40 years old, and included Bangladeshis, Nepalis, Myanmaris, Pakistanis, Indians, Indonesians and Chinese. In PAHANG, State Immigration director Nursafariza Ihsan announced that her team had arrested 35 foreigners, including Bangladeshis and Indonesians, in their 20s and 40s, in an operation in the construction sector area in Raub. 'This followed an inspection on 85 individuals, and all of those detained were for violating pass conditions and will be placed at the Kemayan Immigration Depot for further investigations,' she said. All illegal immigrants detained in the targeted raid operation nationwide are 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. In PERAK, a total of 92 illegal immigrants were arrested in an operation at a construction site near Bercham, Ipoh. Perak JIM director James Lee said surveillance and intelligence led to the arrest of 91 men and one woman, aged between 20 and 50 years old. 'As a result of the operation, 141 people were inspected and they involved various nationalities and of that number, 92 were detained for various offences under the Immigration Act 1959/63 and Immigration Regulations 1963. 'Those detained comprised one Pakistani, 12 Indonesians, four Myanmarese, nine Nepalese and 66 Bangladeshis,' he said in a statement.
Barnama
05-05-2025
- Barnama
61 Illegal Immigrants Nabbed In Penang
GEORGE TOWN, May 5 (Bernama) -- The Penang Immigration Department detained 61 undocumented migrants, including 20 women, during Ops Kutip operations at two separate locations yesterday. State Immigration director Nur Zulfa Ibrahim said the operation was conducted on the second floor of the Komtar complex here and the first floor of the Penang Sentral Bus Terminal in Butterworth. 'A total of 226 foreigners were inspected during the operation, and we arrested 41 men and 20 women, aged 20 to 50, for various offences under the Immigration Act.
