74,198 illegals deported since 2011, says Dept
Published on: Thursday, July 30, 2015
Kota Kinabalu: A total of 74,198 illegal immigrants have been deported by the Immigration Department since 2011 till now. Since January this year, a total of 12,595 people, comprising 9,543 Filipinos and 3,052 Indonesians have been deported via sea.A total of 150 people were deported via air over the same period, comprising 28 Filipinos, four Indonesians, 81 Pakistanis, ten Indians, nine Chinese, one Swedish, 13 Bangladeshis, one Korean and three Vietnamese.
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State Immigration Department Director Noor Alam Khan on Tuesday said the latest deportation was done last Friday, involving 500 Filipinos.The operation which began at about 7.30am involved 52 immigration officers and personnel led by the Immigration Department Deputy Assistant Director Thien Vun Fui who oversaw the deportation of the illegal immigrants to the Philippines via Sandakan Port. "Their belongings were returned to them after documentation process was completed and after that they boarded twelve 42-seater buses which then proceeded to the deportation point at about 11am," said Noor Alam. He said four buses escorted by two immigration vehicles took off from the Papar Temporary Detention Centre, while 12 buses escorted by two immigration vehicles took off from the Menggatal Temporary Detention Centre.
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