353 Filipino illegals deported in S'kan
Published on: Thursday, February 01, 2018
Sandakan: A total of 353 Filipino illegal immigrants were repatriated from here Tuesday night, according to the National Security Council.Its Director for Sabah, Datuk Rodzi Md Saad, said in a statement Wednesday that the 172 men, 89 women and 92 children, aged between six months and 66 years, were sent in a ferry to Zamboangna in the Philippines.He said 697 illegal immigrants were repatriated to their home countries from Sabah this month and the number sent back up to now from last year totalled 12,670.
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He also said the number of illegal immigrants who went back on their own and who were repatriated since 1990 was 565,242.Rodzi said the repatriation of illegal immigrants was part of the Government commitment to address the illegal immigrant problem in the State.Stay up-to-date by following Daily Express’s Telegram channel.
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