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Malaysian Immigration Department dismantled a major vehicle parts trafficking syndicate in Klang, arresting 20 suspects including a Pakistani ringleader. The operation dealt in stolen and dismantled automotive components.
Malaysia's Home Minister Saifuddin Nasution has announced a coordinated enforcement campaign to combat foreign nationals exploiting social visit passes to operate illegal business ventures in Semporna, Sabah, particularly in the tourism sector.
Malaysia's Immigration Department has successfully dismantled a sophisticated passport fraud syndicate operating from Johor, arresting three individuals aged 33 to 41 and seizing cash and security stamps.
Malaysia's Immigration Department has dismantled a passport forgery ring operating in Kuala Lumpur, arresting three Indonesian nationals and recovering 119 forged passports in coordinated enforcement operations.
The Kedah Immigration Department has detained 81 undocumented migrants during a targeted enforcement operation at a construction site in Alor Setar, intensifying efforts to combat illegal migration in the state.
Immigration authorities in Kuala Lumpur have arrested a Myanmar national suspected of operating as an illegal agent for a syndicate distributing counterfeit employment passes to foreign workers without legal status.
A Pasir Mas resident has received a RM10,000 court-imposed penalty for concealing two undocumented Myanmar nationals within his residence, highlighting Malaysia's intensified crackdown on smuggling networks.
A Kelantan court has imposed financial penalties on 29 undocumented immigrants for illegal entry, overstaying, and misusing travel documents, with fines reaching RM10,000 per person.
US immigration enforcement agents arrested a Johns Hopkins University researcher at an airport while attempting to board a domestic flight, exemplifying a dramatic uptick in detention activity under the Trump administration.
Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim has made clear the government will not tolerate refugees breaking laws or disrupting public order, ordering police, immigration and city authorities to enforce regulations strictly.
Ten undocumented migrants, including three women, have been charged in Kelantan's Pasir Mas Sessions Court with immigration offences including illegal entry, overstaying, and misuse of social visit passes.
A Bangladeshi man pleaded not guilty in Kulim Magistrate's Court to charges of possessing eleven passports. The case underscores growing concerns about document fraud and illegal immigration networks across Malaysia's northern states.
A woman in Pasir Mas has been ordered to pay RM5,000 after a Sessions Court found her guilty of permitting an undocumented migrant to lodge at her sundry shop on July 9.
Fourteen foreign men appeared in Pasir Mas Sessions Court facing charges related to unlawful entry, extended stays beyond permitted duration, and improper use of travel documents in what authorities describe as another immigration enforcement success.
Mexico has escalated its response to deaths of Mexican citizens involving US immigration enforcement, referring cases to the UN and preparing legal complaints against those responsible.
Malaysian immigration officers arrested 111 undocumented migrants during a dawn raid at Jalan Kenanga's bustling wholesale clothing sector in Kuala Lumpur, highlighting ongoing enforcement challenges in the capital's commercial district.
Philippine authorities have arrested a 72-year-old Canadian man in Laguna province following alerts from Canadian law enforcement about his documented history of child sexual offenses. The suspect had been living illegally in the country since 2015.
Twelve undocumented migrants, including three women, appeared before Kelantan's Sessions Court facing charges of illegal entry, overstaying, and misusing travel documents in a continuing crackdown on immigration violations.