Kota Kinabalu: Undocumented immigrants who finished serving their sentences for immigration offences were among 165 Indonesians repatriated from here on Thursday (Jan 23).
They comprised 90 men, 39 women, 17 boys and 19 girls aged between three months and 76 years, said Sabah Immigration Director Datuk Sitti Saleha Habib Yussof.
Advertisement (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});In a statement, she said they were sent home by sea from the Tawau Ferry Terminal to Nunukan, Indonesia.
All expenses were borne by the migrants themselves, she said, adding that they have been blacklisted from entering Sabah.
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The others sent home previously comprised 145 Filipinos, 14 Pakistanis, 11 Chinese nationals and two from other countries, she added.
Advertisement (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});“We are working hard to deport as many detainees as we can from Sabah, pending the travel and identification documents from their home countries,” she said.
Sitti explained that the offences they had committed included not having proper travel documents, overstaying, or misusing their visit passes.
Advertisement (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});She said employers found hiring undocumented migrants would also face consequences.
She urged them to hire foreign workers using proper channels.
