Govt spends RM3.5 mil a month on food for detained migrants

he government says there are 9,654 illegal immigrants being held at the 14 detention depots across the count

KUALA LUMPUR: The government spends nearly RM3.5 million a month on food for immigration detainees, an average RM12 per detainee per day.

There are 14 immigration detention depots across the country and that many of the illegal immigrants remain there for one to two months while documents for their return to their respective countries are processed by their diplomatic missions.

“The cost can be reduced if their travel documents can be prepared quickly,” Immigration director-general Khairul Dzaimee Daud told reporters at a home affairs ministry Hari Raya celebration.

As of June 18, there were 9,654 illegal immigrants – 7,650 men, 1,664 women and the rest children – at the centres.

They come from Indonesia (3,767), Myanmar (2,105), Bangladesh (1,594), India (525), Vietnam (294), Pakistan (263), Thailand (226), the Philippines (222), Nepal (193), Nigeria (150) and others (315).

Khairul said his department has conducted 8,277 enforcement exercises and checked the documents of 103,224 foreigners this year.

He said four depots – in Bukit Jalil, Kuala Lumpur; KLIA, Sepang; Lenggeng, Negeri Sembilan; and Juru, Penang – are congested.

“We are trying to speed up the process of sending them home as well as transferring some to nearby depots to prevent overcrowding,” he said.

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15 Africans detained in immigration operation 

KAJANG: A total of 15 foreigners, mostly from African countries, were detained following a joint operation led by the Immigration Department in Taman Alam Jaya, Batu 9, Cheras.

The operation which targeted illegal immigrants from African countries saw checks performed on more than 33 foreigners for their travel documents as well as other matters.

Enforcement officers detained 10 Nigerian men, three women – one each from Uganda, Nigeria and Thailand – as well as two Thai children in the operation on Friday night (May 24).

Immigration director-general Datuk Khairul Dzaimee Daud said the arrests were made possible due to cooperation from the police and the local council.

The illegal immigrants were brought to the Kajang police district headquarters for further checks.

"They were then handed to immigration officers on hand for investigations under the Immigration Act," he said when contacted.

Since 2018, the department has detained 295 foreigners from African countries over multiple immigration offences, he added.

"We will step up operation on areas believed to be controlled or monopolised by Africans

"We are committed towards continuous operations against illegal immigrants, regardless of their nationalities," he said.

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142 foreigners arrested in raids in Gombak, Subang Jaya as another Nigerian jumped.

142 foreigners arrested in raids in Gombak, Subang Jaya

    

PETALING JAYA: A total of 142 foreigners, mostly Nigerians, were detained following several raids in Gombak and Subang Jaya, says the police.

Selangor CID chief Senior Asst Comm Fadzil Ahmat (pic) said the special operation was conducted at Kompleks Apartment Desa Aman Puri, Desa Jaya, Gombak and Vista Millennium Apartment, Bukit Puchong, Subang Jaya between 12.30am and 12.30pm on Sunday (June 16).

He said those detained were 128 Nigerians along with 14 others of various nationalities, including from Pakistan and Indonesia.

They were detained under Section 6(i)(c) of the Immigration Act 1953 for not having travel documents," he said when contacted Sunday.

SAC Fadzil said the operation was conducted as social ills and crimes among Africans in Selangor were increasing.

"Besides cheating syndicates, suspects from Africans countries are also involved in armed robberies and other crimes.

"We are deeply concerned, thus the operation is conducted to track down and gather information on the suspects," he said.

Among those detained were four men and a woman from Nigeria, who were suspected of operating a love scam syndicate at Apartment Desa Aman Puri.

"We also seized three laptops and six mobiles phones," he said.

Another Nigerian man had also jumped from the third floor of the same apartment in an attempt to evade the authorities, he added.

"He had broken his foot and he is currently being treated at Selayang Hospital," SAC Fadzil said.

He said a total of 536 Selangor CID personnel were involved in the operation along with 98 other police personnel from various units as well as 12 Selangor Immigration personnel.

Immigration nabs 130 illegal immigrants in raids in Kajang, Puchong

PUTRAJAYA (Bernama): A total of 130 illegal immigrants, mostly from nations on the African continent, were nabbed in two raids in Kajang and Puchong Friday (June 15) night.

The raids by the Malaysian Immigration Department started at 10.30pm in Kajang following complaints from local residents who were not comfortable with the presence of foreigners who often created social problems.

Immigration director-general Datuk Khairul Dzaimee Daud said that several officers were injured during the operation after wrestling with some illegals who refused to co-operate.

"Some jumped out through windows to escape while the immigration officers had to break down doors during the operation as the illegals refused to open them," he told reporters here Friday.

According to Khairul Dzaimee, 118 foreigners were investigated in the first raid at an apartment area and 90 were found not to have proper documentation.

The 90 were from Nigeria (78), the Philippines (six), Pakistan (one), India (one) and four children, aged one to three, whose nationalities were not disclosed.

"They were detained for various immigration offences including not having valid documents, overstaying and expired social visit passes," he said.

Khairul Dzaimee said some of the African nationals were busy surfing social media on their laptops using pseudonyms when they were busted.

In another operation by the department at an entertainment centre in Puchong, Khairul Dzaimee said 40 illegals from Sierra Leone (23), Nepal (eight), Tanzania (one), Guinea (three), Kenya (one), Myanmar (two) and Nigeria (two) were detained. - Bernama

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