Immigration department director-general Datuk Khairul Dzaimee Daud
(pic) said Section 56(1)(d) of the Immigration Act 1959/63 also stipulates any individual or organisation that protects more than five undocumented migrants can face jail time of up to five years and no more than six lashes of the whip. Since 2019 till 2021, 979 individuals faced legal action for protecting undocumented migrants,” he said in a statement on Friday (July 23).
He said employers hiring undocumented migrants could be charged with offences under Section 55B of the Immigration Act 1959/63, which stipulates a fine of no more than RM50,000 or up to 12 months in jail or both for each worker employed.
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