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| Director General Malaysia Immigration (Datuk Khairul Dzaimee Daud) |
He said this was to ensure there was adequate food, which is basic human right, in the 14 Immigration Department detention depots across the country.
He added that many of the illegal immigrants remain there for one to two months while documents for their return to their respective countries are processed by their diplomatic missions.
"The cost can be reduced if their travel documents could be prepared quickly," he told reporters at a Home Affairs Ministry Hari Raya celebration recently.
He said that as of June 18, there were 9,654 illegal immigrants, 7,650 men, 1,664 women and the rest are children, at centers made up of those from Indonesia (3,767), Myanmar (2,105), Bangladesh (1,594), India (525), Vietnam (294), Pakistan (263), Thailand (226), Philippines (222), Nepal (193), Nigeria (150) and others (315).
He said that since the start of the year till June 18, his department conducted 8,277 enforcement exercises, with the documents of 103,224 foreigners checked.
"Four depots in Bukit Jalil, Kuala Lumpur, KLIA, Sepang, Lenggeng, Negri Sembilan and Juru in Penang are congested. We are trying to speed up the process of sending them home as well as transferring some people to nearby depots to prevent overcrowding," he said.
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