SIK: A total of 149 Chinese undocumented migrants have been deported to their home country through Penang International Airport.
They were deported yesterday.
In a statement, the Kedah Immigration Department said all the detainees were men who had previously been held at the Belantik Immigration Depot in Sik.
The repatriation costs were fully borne by their families and employers.
The department said representatives from the Consulate-General of the People’s Republic of China in Penang had also assisted with arrangements for the detainees’ return.
“All the detainees had completed their sentences and undergone deportation proceedings in accordance with the Immigration Act 1959/63 (Act 155) and the Immigration Regulations 1963,” it said.
The department said all those deported had also been blacklisted in the Immigration Department’s system to prevent them from re-entering the country.