SANDAKAN (Sabah, Malaysia) May 8 (NNN-BERNAMA) — The Sabah National Security Council (MKN) continues to carry out the repatriation of illegal immigrants to their home country and Tuesday 192 Filipinos detainees were sent back via Sandakan Port to Zamboanga, Philippines.
Its director Sh. Sitti Saleha Habib Yussof said 156 were men, 29 women and seven children.
The repatriated illegal immigrants were aged between two and 70 years, she said in a statement.
According to her coming Thursday, Sabah MKN will send home 106 Indonesian detainees through Tawau Port to Nunukan, Indonesia.
She said the repatriation process of illegals to their country of origin was the government’s continued commitment in addressing the problem of illegal immigrants in the state.
In addition to the deportation of illegal immigrants, the government has also taken proactive steps in efforts to locate and arrest illegal immigrants.
Sh. Sitti Saleha said the number of illegal immigrants deported including voluntary returns since 1990 until today has reached 582,139 people.
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