Immigration busts Rohingya smuggling ring

The Star
Thursday, 29 Feb 2024 

PUTRAJAYA: The Immigration Department busted a Rohingya migrant smuggling syndicate in a special operation around Kota Baru, Kelantan.

Immigration director-general Datuk Ruslin Jusoh said the operation on Sunday led to the arrest of 10 people, including Ali, a Rohingya man suspected to be the syndicate’s mastermind, as well as two alleged “tekong darat” (ground coordinators).

Immigration busts Rohingya human trafficking gang

FMT
Bernama -
28 Feb 2024,

The syndicate had been bringing in migrants and transporting them to Kuala Lumpur using express buses. 

Immigration’s special tactical unit members checking the car used by the syndicate to smuggle undocumented migrants into Malaysia. (Facebook pic)

 

PUTRAJAYA: The immigration department busted a Rohingya migrant smuggling syndicate in a special operation in Kota Bharu, Kelantan, on Sunday. Immigration director-general Ruslin Jusoh said the operation led to the arrest of 10 people, including Ali, a Rohingya man suspected to be the syndicate’s mastermind, as well as two suspected coordinators.

Dozens of Rohingya refugees flee Malaysian immigration detention centre

Aljazeera
2 Feb 2024

Police blame riot after 115 Rohingya and 16 other people from Myanmar escaped the facility on Thursday night.

Ethnic Rohingya men have been taking risky sea journeys to Southeast Asia [File: Reza Saifullah/A{ Photo]

 

Malaysia is searching for dozens of Rohingya refugees and other people from Myanmar after they escaped from a temporary immigration detention centre in the country’s north.

Immigration Comes Out With Warning To Rohingyas To Stay Off Malaysian Shores

TRP
HAKIM HASSAN
JUNE 11, 2021

  Some are saying that it’s inhumane to treat to the Rohingya in that manner.

The Malaysian Immigration Department today has come out with a warning to illegal immigrants, particularly the Rohingya to stay away from the country.

Complete with a poster very much like that of an action movie, featuring officers in uniform, the message was posted on social media platforms signaling the intent of denying Rohingyas entry and refuge in the country.

UNHCR cardholders and Rohingya won't be sent home, says Immigration DG

The Star

JUSTIN ZACK

NATION

Monday, 15 Feb 2021

PETALING JAYA: No holders of United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) cards or those from the Rohingya ethnic group will be sent home in the upcoming repatriation programme, says Immigration director-general, Datuk Khairul Dzaimee Daud.

"The Immigration Department refers to various media reports regarding the repatriation programme on Feb 23 using Myanmar Navy boats.

"No holders of UNHCR cards or Rohingya will be involved in this programme. This is a part of the regular repatriation exercises carried out by Immigration depots," he said in a statement on Monday (Feb 15). 

He added that those being sent back had offences such as not having identification documents, overstaying, and improper use of travel passes.