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Back for Good programme aims to provide the opportunity for illegal immigrants who want to be repatriated voluntarily.
Aside from this, the Malaysian Immigration Department also intensified Malaysia achieves zero illegal immigrant in the set period through the
the enforcements on illegal immigrants and employers who hire them. strengthening of governance and existing enforcement work system.
As at 31 December 2019, the department carried out 17,536 operations
on illegal immigrants which saw 51,300 illegal immigrants and 1,266 INTRUSION BY FOREIGN FISHERMEN
employers being detained. This is testimony of KDN’s resoluteness in
acting without compromise in the issues involving illegal immigrants. In safeguarding the Malaysian waters from any threat, KDN has
The ministry will continue to undertake such operation to detain and established a committee to tackle the issue of intrusion of foreign
send them back to their home countries. fishermen. A multi-agency task force carried out an operation named
“Ops Naga” which has scored a series of successes in seizing and
Meanwhile, the Ministry has developed a comprehensive and holistic arresting foreign vessels and their crew for illegal activities. As at
enforcement plan to be implemented over five years to tackle the issue 31 December 2019, Ops Naga which concentrated in the Straits of
of illegal immigrants in the country. The plan aims at ensuring that Malacca and South China Sea seized 134 foreign fishing vessels.
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Aside from this, the Malaysian Immigration Department also intensified Malaysia achieves zero illegal immigrant in the set period through the
the enforcements on illegal immigrants and employers who hire them. strengthening of governance and existing enforcement work system.
As at 31 December 2019, the department carried out 17,536 operations
on illegal immigrants which saw 51,300 illegal immigrants and 1,266 INTRUSION BY FOREIGN FISHERMEN
employers being detained. This is testimony of KDN’s resoluteness in
acting without compromise in the issues involving illegal immigrants. In safeguarding the Malaysian waters from any threat, KDN has
The ministry will continue to undertake such operation to detain and established a committee to tackle the issue of intrusion of foreign
send them back to their home countries. fishermen. A multi-agency task force carried out an operation named
“Ops Naga” which has scored a series of successes in seizing and
Meanwhile, the Ministry has developed a comprehensive and holistic arresting foreign vessels and their crew for illegal activities. As at
enforcement plan to be implemented over five years to tackle the issue 31 December 2019, Ops Naga which concentrated in the Straits of
of illegal immigrants in the country. The plan aims at ensuring that Malacca and South China Sea seized 134 foreign fishing vessels.
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