Illegal Immigration Issues
The majority of undocumented Filipinos live in Sabah, and were subject to illegal immigration crackdowns by the Malaysian government in the region during 2002, 2005 and 2008. In 2002, during the first major crackdown on illegal immigration, and 64,000 Filipinos were deported. Every year, between 4,000 and 6,000 Filipinos are deported each year for immigration offenses, and the Filipino government says that there are roughly 3,000 Filipinos currently detained in immigration centers awaiting deportation. 300 Filipinos were deported as recently as 16 February 2009, 31 of which were children and 116 others were younger than 19.
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