CITY Hall and Immigration Department detained 180 illegal foreign workers during an integrated operation in Jalan Silang in Kuala Lumpur over the past weekend.
Most of those detained in the afternoon raid were from Myanmar, Bangladesh, Nepal, and India. Some had violated the terms of their student visa; others had overstayed.
Authorities have begun cracking down on illegal migrants in an effort to spruce up Kuala Lumpur in time for the 19th SEA Games, which will open on August 19, 2017.
A foreign worker cries as she is arrested during an integrated operation in Jalan Silang, Kuala Lumpur. – The Malaysian Insight pic by Seth Akmal, August 6, 2017.Foreign visitors without valid travel documents are put on a lorry in Jalan Silang, Kuala Lumpur. – The Malaysian Insight pic by Seth Akmal, August 6, 2017.Illegal migrants are detained to be processed for deportation, in Jalan Silang in Kuala Lumpur. – The Malaysian Insight pic by Seth Akmal, August 6, 2017.Nearly 200 illegal foreign workers are rounded up by City Hall and Immigration officers in Jalan Silang, Kuala Lumpur. – The Malaysian Insight pic by Seth Akmal, August 6, 2017.
The detained are mainly from Myanmar, Bangladesh, Nepal, and India, in Jalan Silang, Kuala Lumpur. – The Malaysian Insight pic by Seth Akmal, August 6, 2017.The overcast sky matches the mood of the detainees, in Jalan Silang, Kuala Lumpur. – The Malaysian Insight pic by Seth Akmal, August 6, 2017.City Hall officers seize goods sold by illegal workers in Jalan Silang, Kuala Lumpur. – The Malaysian Insight pic by Seth Akmal, August 6, 2017.Raiding officers break down illegal partitions on premises housing illegal migrants, in Jalan Silang, Kuala Lumpur. – The Malaysian Insight pic by Seth Akmal, August 6, 2017.A City Hall officer forces his way in during a raid for illegal immigrants, in Jalan Silang, Kuala Lumpur. – The Malaysian Insight pic by Seth Akmal, August 6, 2017.
City authorities have commenced to clean up Kuala Lumpur as it prepares to host the 19th SEA Games. – The Malaysian Insight pic by Seth Akmal, August 6, 2017.Captured illegal immigrants ponder their fate in Jalan Silang in Kuala Lumpur. – The Malaysian Insight pic by Seth Akmal, August 6, 2017.
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