UNHCR cardholders ‘immune’ to immigration enforcement
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- Malaysia's Immigration Department does not have jurisdiction to take immigration action against UNHCR cardholders.
- The claim was reported in a brief Utusan Malaysia item from Kuala Lumpur.
KUALA LUMPUR: Holders of cards issued by the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees cannot be subjected to immigration action, according to the report.
Such action falls outside the jurisdiction of Malaysia's Immigration Department.
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Originally published by Utusan Malaysia in Malay. Translated, summarized, and contextualized automatically by DistantNews, with a note on how the source frames the story. Not individually reviewed before publishing. How this works.
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