Home minister: Immigration depots facing capacity pressure amid daily enforcement operations

Malaysian Home Minister Datuk Seri Saifuddin Nasution Ismail has highlighted capacity pressures at immigration depots across the country due to daily enforcement operations against undocumented migrants. The depots have a combined capacity of around 20,000 people, but overcrowding has occurred due to the continuous influx of detainees from enforcement operations.

These detainees may include individuals without travel documents, those with expired passes, those who have misused their passes, or those with refugee status. Saifuddin also mentioned that the mapping exercise to identify areas with high concentrations of foreign nationals aids authorities in determining where to focus enforcement efforts.

In addition to immigration issues, four states—Perlis, Kedah, Kelantan, and Terengganu—have been identified as having drug-related case rates above the national threshold, with Pendang in Kedah recording the highest rate. Saifuddin emphasized the importance of cooperation between the Home Ministry, National Anti-Drug Agency, police, and state governments to intensify awareness and prevention programs in these areas.

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