Maria Chin hits out at authorities for crackdown on migrants during Covid-19 crisis
Wednesday, 20 May 2020 01:05 PM MYTUndocumented immigrants are rounded up during a raid by the Immigration Department in Petaling Jaya May 20, 2020. — Picture by Miera Zulyana
She said the crackdown will further encourage migrants to evade the authorities out of fear as they attempt to avoid arrest. Earlier today, Immigration Department director-general Datuk Khairul Dzaimee Daud told reporters that around 200 individuals were found to be lacking official documentation during an initial census conducted on Jalan Othman.
She also questioned the government’s plan to go after migrant communities, as the group has long played a key role in the country’s economy. She said the government should consider evaluating the immigration status of each migrant and consider giving them proper documentation to allow them to continue working, lest traders be hurt economically without the migrant workforce.
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