Immigration raids houses for illegal expatriate workers
Immigration and police are conducting special operations to track down expatriate workers.
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Immigration authorities are raiding residences to find undocumented expatriate workers.
Immigration and police are conducting special operations to track down expatriate workers. Many expatriate workers who were engaged in illegal food and other businesses have been stopped and deported.
Immigration posted on social media on Wednesday that it had launched a special operation against expatriate workers. They include:
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Three houses in capital Male have been searched so far
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13 expatriate workers were taken into custody
Immigration has also launched a special portal called Immigration Watch to report expatriate workers.
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Anyone can report expatriate workers
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Undocumented expatriate workers trying enter Maldives can be reported
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Problems can be reported anytime of the day
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Information can be submitted with photo
Immigration is working with the police to track down and deport illegal immigrants. More than 3,000 foreigners have been deported so far.
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