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Selangor Menteri Besar Datuk Seri Amirudin Shari has directed local authorities to take swift action against an alleged illegal foreign settlement in Setia Alam, with Shah Alam City Council set to issue notices to landowners.
Kuala Lumpur police relocated several hundred Rohingya refugees from outside the UNHCR office to police headquarters on July 27 for identity verification and documentation purposes.
Thai troops conducting border security operations in Mae Sot district have apprehended 20 Myanmar nationals accused of entering the country without legal documentation. The detainees are now in immigration custody.
Ten undocumented migrants have been charged in Kelantan's Sessions Court for overstaying, misusing visit passes, and entering Malaysia without authorisation. Three of the accused are foreign women.
Malaysia's immigration authorities have intensified enforcement against foreign nationals working illegally on social visit passes, with arrests more than doubling from 1,279 in 2023 to 2,644 in 2024.
Malaysia's Immigration Department has launched a major enforcement drive against the misuse of Social Visit Passes by foreign nationals, responding to a sharp increase in violations that saw arrests nearly double in recent years.
Mexico has formally escalated a dispute over the deaths of its citizens during US immigration enforcement operations to the United Nations, asking the international body to examine potential violations of human rights obligations.
Immigration authorities arrested 111 undocumented migrants during a raid at Jalan Kenanga's wholesale clothing hub in Kuala Lumpur, marking another significant enforcement action targeting illegal employment.
Twelve undocumented migrants, including three women, have been convicted in Kelantan for illegal entry, overstaying and passport misuse. The cases highlight ongoing border enforcement challenges across Malaysia.
Authorities in Kuantan have detained a Bangladeshi national suspected of possessing a Malaysian passport not belonging to him, following a joint NRD-Immigration operation triggered by social media intelligence.
Malaysia's Immigration Department has detained 86 undocumented migrants from eight countries following a coordinated raid at a shopping centre in Klang on Wednesday, marking another significant enforcement effort.
Malaysia's Home Ministry has flagged foreign begging activities as potentially organised crime, revealing 5,411 foreign detainees in immigration sweeps since January, with 42 involved in begging offences.
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Rights group Tenaganita urges Malaysia to shift focus from prosecuting migrant workers to holding employers accountable for immigration violations, following a June 2026 Port Klang operation that detained 270 workers.
Perlis Immigration has created a specialized task force to systematically track and verify the Rohingya population in the state, responding to growing public concerns about their presence in several locations.
A Sessions Court in Pasir Mas, Kelantan has imposed fines ranging from RM1,000 to RM10,000 on 54 undocumented migrants who admitted to immigration-related violations. Those unable to pay face jail terms of up to three months.
Authorities arrested 186 individuals during a coordinated midnight operation in Kuala Lumpur's Pudu district, with detainees suspected of visa violations and lacking valid travel documents.
Malaysian Immigration Department has detained 62 foreign nationals during coordinated raids across Selangor, targeting systematic breaches of immigration pass conditions and fraudulent use of entry documents.