{
  "id": 12868052,
  "title": "174 foreigners, six employers held in Selangor Immigration raids",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/08/174-foreigners-six-employers-held-in-selangor-immigration-raids",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-08T12:11:15.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "New Straits Times",
    "slug": "new-straits-times",
    "url": "https://www.nst.com.my/news/nation/2026/10/1550749/174-foreigners-six-employers-held-selangor-immigration-raids"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "The Immigration Department in Malaysia recently conducted raids on nine business premises in Seri Kembangan and Bandar Baru Klang, Selangor, detaining 174 foreigners and six local employers. The operation, which started at 7.30pm, was prompted by public complaints and intelligence suggesting businesses were employing foreigners without authorization. Immigration officers inspected a total of 307 individuals, including 121 Malaysians and 186 foreigners, uncovering offenses such as passing misuse, overstaying, and lacking valid travel documents. The detained foreigners hailed from Myanmar, Indonesia, Thailand, Vietnam, China, India, Bangladesh, Laos, Nepal, Cambodia, and Nigeria, ranging in age from 2 to 46 years. They were taken to the Semenyih Immigration Depot for further investigation under the Immigration Act 1959/63 and Regulations 1963. Six local employers were also apprehended under Section 55B of the act, which imposes fines of RM10,000 to RM50,000, up to 12 months in jail, or both, for each conviction. Additionally, 17 customers at the premises were issued summonses to testify as witnesses. Since October 7, the department has detained 1,880 employers and collected RM41 million in penalties.",
  "summary": "KUALA LUMPUR: The Immigration Department detained 174 foreigners and six employers in raids on nine business premises in Seri Kembangan and Bandar Baru Klang, Selangor, yesterday.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
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  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 2,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Bernama",
        "title": "General : Immigration Detains 174 Foreigners, Six Local Employers In Selangor Ops",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/08/general-immigration-detains-174-foreigners-six-local-employers-in",
        "published": "2026-10-08T08:46:39.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}