THE Johor Immigration Department detained 28 immigrants, including an 11-year-old boy, after they failed to produce valid travel documents and were suspected of overstaying.

The detentions were made during raids on several shoplots around Skudai last night.

Its director Baharuddin Tahir said the 12.50am raids were done based on public complaints about premises that reportedly housed foreign workers.

Those detained, aged 11 to 56, were from Myanmar (nine men and four women); Indonesia (five men, three women and a child) and Bangladesh (six men).

“Preliminary investigations found these foreigners were renting living areas and small rooms and paid between RM450 to RM750 per month,” he said in a statement today.

They were detained under sections 6(1)(c) and 15(1)(c) of the Immigration Act 1959/63 for misusing their social visit passes and overstaying, he said. – Bernama, January 3, 2024.