India's chess star Gukesh Dommaraju returned to a hero's welcome in his home city on Monday after becoming the youngest world champion aged only 18.
PUTRAJAYA: The Immigration Department will open Migrant Repatriation Programme counters nationwide on the last two Saturdays of this month, Dec 21 and 28, to allow more undocumented migrants to register for the programme and return to their home countries.
“All individuals registered under the programme have received their respective appointment dates, and we aim to complete the process by Dec 31,” he said after inspecting the programme at the department’s headquarters here on Monday .Zakaria said that the department will discuss with the Home Minister regarding requests from foreign embassies to extend the programme period and increase quotas, allowing more undocumented migrants to return voluntarily.
Zakaria further noted that, on average, undocumented migrants choose to participate in the Migrant Repatriation Programme to avoid facing legal action if they are apprehended during enforcement operations by the Immigration Department.
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