Doing so will expedite legal process, eliminate need to open investigation papers, bring cases to court, says Saifuddin

United Nations, refugee activities slam move, some calling it ‘Trump-like’

Jewellery, smartphones, cash, passports worth over RM187,000 seized

SEPANG, July 14 — The Border Control and Protection Agency (AKPS) at Kuala Lumpur International Airport (KLIA) barred 131 foreigners from entering Malaysia at Terminal 1 on Friday (July 11) for failing to meet entry requirements.

LOS ANGELES, July 10 — Los Angeles city and other Southern California municipalities are joining a suit against United States President Donald Trump’s administration aimed at halting immigration raids that have spread panic among immigrant communities and sparked widespread protests.

WASHINGTON, July 2 — United States (US) President Donald Trump has said the White House will have to examine the possibility of deporting Elon Musk, after the billionaire entrepreneur blasted the President's tax and spending bill, reported Xinhua.

WASHINGTON, March 23 — United States President Donald Trump deported 37,660 people during his first month in office, previously unpublished US Homeland Security Department (DHS) data show, far less than the monthly average of 57,000 removals and returns in the last full year of Joe Biden’s administration.

KUALA LUMPUR, March 12 — The Home Affairs Ministry (KDN) does not plan to follow the United States (US) in its policy of deporting illegal immigrants to their countries of origin as a new, tougher policy to stem the influx of foreigners into Malaysia.

CIUDAD JUÁREZ, Jan 23 — Mexican authorities have begun constructing giant tent shelters in the city of Ciudad Juárez to prepare for a possible influx of Mexicans deported under United States (US) President Donald Trump's promised mass deportations.

MANILA, Sept 8 — Former Philippines mayor Alice Guo, accused of ties to Chinese criminal syndicates and laundering over 100 million pesos (RM7.7 million), arrived in Manila early yesterday after being deported from Indonesia.

NIBONG TEBAL, March 31 — A total of 12,380 foreigners were repatriated by the Immigration Department between January and March 29 this year, said its director-general Datuk Ruslin Jusoh.

SANDAKAN, Sept 7 — The delay in the deportation of immigrants in Sabah is due to the long-running process in issuing travel documents at the embassies of the immigrants’ countries of origin, even though the borders of the countries have been opened this year.

KUALA LUMPUR, March 24 — Travellers who fail to undergo a professional RTK-Ag test for Covid-19 within 24 hours upon arrival in Malaysia could face deportation, said Health Minister Khairy Jamaluddin.

KUANTAN, April 6 — The Immigration Department (JIM) has deported 6,013 illegal immigrants to their home countries in the first three months of this year, said Deputy Home Minister I, Datuk Seri Dr Ismail Mohamed Said.

KUALA LUMPUR, Feb 24 — The Attorney-General’s Chambers (AGC) today raised an objection against the application for judicial review by two non-governmental organisations (NGOs) to challenge the Malaysian government's decision to repatriate 1,200 Myanmar refugees to their country of origin.

PUTRAJAYA, Aug 13 — A total of 21,241 foreigners have been deported to their respective countries of origin since the beginning of this year until last Aug 10, while another 15,957 people are still in immigration detention depots.