The Immigration Department arrested over 100 migrants for various immigration offences in an enforcement operation around Jalan Thamby Abdullah, Brickfields, Kuala Lumpur today.
Immigration deputy director-general (operations) Jafri Embok Taha said 370 migrants including 35 women in the area were checked.
They included migrants from India, Bangladesh, the Philippines, Pakistan, Sri Lanka, Myanmar, and Nepal, who were aged between 25 and 71.
Some 224 officers and personnel from various agencies, led by the Immigration Department, raided over 30 premises in the operation that began at 1pm.
The premises involved were residences, clothing stores, restaurants, hair salons, beauty supply shops, and convenience stores.
“Detainees would be taken to the Semenyih Immigration Detention Depot to be investigated under Section 6(1)(C) of the Immigration Act 1959/63, Immigration Regulations 1963, and Anti-Trafficking in Persons and Anti-Smuggling of Migrants Act (Atipsom) 2007.
“Among the offences were lacking personal documentation, overstaying, and abuse of passes,” Jafri told reporters after the operation.
He said the raid was in response to public complaints about the influx of migrant residents in the area.
On another matter, he said registration for the Workforce Recalibration Programme (RTK 2.0) ended on Dec 31 after two years of implementation.
“After this, a verification process will be conducted until March 31. Then, action will be taken against migrant workers who have not gone through the verification process especially those holding RTK cards,” he said.
- Bernama
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