Immigration detains three illegal immigrants during raids on cafés

Maldives Immigration has detained three illegal immigrants during raids in Male’ City on Wednesday.

Via a post on X, Immigration said they raided eight cafes in operation in Male’ City on Wednesday during which they took three immigrants illegally working at these establishments into custody.

އިއްޔެ ހިންގި ރެއިޑް އޮޕަރޭޝަންގައި މާލޭގައި ހިންގަމުންދާ 08 ކެފޭއެއް ބަލައި ފާސްކޮށް، ގަވާއިދާ ހިލާފަށް މި ތަންތަނުގައި މަސައްކަތް ކުރަމުންދިއަ 03 ބިދޭސީއަކު ވަނީ އިމިގްރޭޝަންގެ ބެލުމުގެ ދަށަށް ގެނެސްފައި.@min_mohst @ShamaanW @HomeMinistrymv @PoliceMv @MoEDmv pic.twitter.com/kbOfPZmuwD

— Maldives Immigration (@ImmigrationMV) November 28, 2024

The raid is one among many in a crackdown on illegal migrants in the country.

Immigration has detained, and subsequently deported over 4,000 immigrant offenders since assuming office.

While the current administration targets to resolve the issue of undocumented migrants in the Maldives within three years – Home Ministry is also conducting an operation under the name ‘Kurangi’ through which the biometric data of migrants in the Maldives are being collected to formulate a registry.