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Kedah's immigration department has arrested 94 undocumented migrants during a series of enforcement operations spanning five districts. The detainees, primarily from Bangladesh, Myanmar, Indonesia and Pakistan, face charges under Malaysia's immigration laws.
Malaysian immigration authorities have arrested a Myanmar national suspected of operating as an illegal agent for a crime syndicate producing counterfeit Temporary Employment Visit Passes for undocumented migrant workers across the region.
The MACC chief has signalled that additional individuals face potential arrest as the investigation into the MyIMMs hacking expands. Authorities are examining how immigration system vulnerabilities were exploited to illegally process temporary employment passes.
The Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission has remanded twelve people, including Immigration Department staff and a police officer, for allegedly infiltrating the national immigration database to illegally issue temporary employment passes.
The Philippine Department of Migrant Workers continues repatriating overseas Filipino workers from West Asia, though demand has slowed. Over 10,000 workers have returned home safely since tensions escalated in the region.
Immigration officers arrested 111 undocumented migrants during a raid on the wholesale clothing businesses lining Jalan Kenanga in Kuala Lumpur, continuing the authorities' crackdown on irregular workers in the commercial district.